“a symbol of youthful energy and the joy of shared experiences” - Idiots imitating idiot US students. Youthful energy will get you run over or worse in China. How about not opening more lanes using only the bike lane so mature responsible working adults can get to work on time so they’re not fired and their kids have a place to sleep on a full belly and maybe emergency vehicles can get through. Apparently, Chinese parents have failed but not nearly as much as American parents.
You’d think they’d come up with a better excuse than dumplings but ok. So, as if the restaurant would be open in the middle of the night, has enough tables for 100,000 and could possibly make enough dumplings of all things, smh. Idiots. Chinese college students no smarter than American college students is scary so another failing grade.
Grandma failed these kids by not teaching them to cook on their own. Saves a ton of money and you won’t block traffic.
Dumplings - Mix together flour and water, let sit 15 minutes, roll out, spoon whatever leftovers with Asian seasoning in the middle, seal edges and fry/steam/boil. Ain’t rocket science.
I think you missed the point of the article
Chinese students understand at both conscious and unconscious levels that joining together and expressing their societal frustrations in the form of outright political demonstrations will face the wrath of the CCP
China is a country where every social organization and activity is ultimately controlled and adjudicated by the CCP
So whether consciously or not, these kids mask their communal gatherings as a fun social trend with simple, apolitical purposes. This search for identity and agency occurs among all teens and young adults.
Indeed, probably most of them are not there for outright political reasons.
Bkmk