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[Silver Bridge] Volume 3 · Chapter 11 · Two Scenes of Old Age I Met, Between the Senior Center and the Square
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- This is a serial excerpt from a book in which the author compares a senior center in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, with square dancing in Beijing, introducing how older people in Korea and China spend their leisure time and gather.
- The author cites a 6.6% participation rate in clubs among Koreans aged 65 and over, and estimates of about 76,000 universities for seniors in China and roughly 100 million people taking part in square dancing.
- The author argues that, whatever the form, it is important that people meet regularly, and encourages readers to ask after the well-being of older people close to them.
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