Urbanites suffer anxiety going home
<p><span word="Ideally">Ideally</span>, <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="relaxing">relaxing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reuniting">reuniting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="stressful">stressful</span>, <span word="burdensome">burdensome</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taxing">taxing</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pocketbook">pocketbook</span>.</p><p><span word="Given">Given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tooth">tooth</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chore">chore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Horizon">Horizon</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Consultancy">Consultancy</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="polled">polled</span> 720 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span>, <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>, <span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span>'<span word="an">an</span>.</p><p><span word="Apart">Apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unaccustomed">unaccustomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hometowns">hometowns</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p><p><span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Xiaoyu">Xiaoyu</span>, 30, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ganzhou">Ganzhou</span>, <span word="Jiangxi">Jiangxi</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="persuading">persuading</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="hails">hails</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="metropolis">metropolis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="unease">unease</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="life">life</span>," <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Respondents">Respondents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Horizon">Horizon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="score">score</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 720 <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="was">was</span> 68.97. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> 67.95 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> 68.88 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="villages">villages</span>, 70.21.</p>
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