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elsaees

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Q: Is it common for children to send their parents to old folks homes here?

Or is this looked down upon in China？ How do people deal with their elderly parents who can't look after themselves anymore?

14 years 18 weeks ago in Culture - China

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aroberts42

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Children take care of their parents in China until the bitter end. The only people in old folks homes are people without children or their children have abandoned them for some reason.

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dharma86

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Yeah it goes against traditional Chinese customs.

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14 years 18 weeks ago

HappyExPat

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It is a law in China, and it is even included in their Constitution that children must take care of their elder parents at their old age. So, very seldom you see homes for retired persons as you see them abroad. Besides, elders do take care of children while the younger couple goes to work every day.

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