news Scmp World 2026-11-05

Burnt-Out Chinese Youth Embrace Ming Dynasty Robes as Protest Against Overwork

Young professionals in China are wearing traditional robes modeled after a notoriously indolent emperor as a symbolic protest against excessive workplace demands.

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