One Saturday in April, Ai Xiao, a 28-year-old Beijing professional, did something she had rarely done previously: going by herself to a park near her apartment and lying on the grass.
“It seemed a bit weird since most of the people there were with their families, and not many of them were lying down,” Ai told Beijing Review.
However, she quickly forgot the awkwardness, being soothed by the warm, bright sunshine, the sound of birds chirping, the wind moving through the trees, and the fresh, sweet smell of grass. Lying on the grass, she felt an immediate coziness and sense of wellbeing.
This joyful experience entered Ai’s life through a research finding that recently went viral on Chinese social media: spending just 20 minutes in an urban park helps to increase emotional wellbeing.…
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Beijing Review (Digital) - 1 Issue, Vol.67/No.18