Young people enrolling in night school to expand horizons

"Youth night schools are a new way of cultural consumption, which has become popular so quickly because of its low threshold for access, low cost and diversified courses," said Li Hongshen from the youth development department of the Communist Youth League of China Chongqing Committee.

"There is no specific government regulation or guideline to manage this emerging business, so the committee has shouldered the responsibility to aid the development of night schools."

In 2022, 17 ministries and commissions, including the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China jointly released a document titled Opinions on the Pilot Construction of Youth-Development-Friendly Cities.

The opinions put forward in the document extol the urban development philosophy of making cities more friendly to young people and enabling the youth to achieve more in cities.

Jiangbei and Shapingba districts in Chongqing were among the first 45 pilot areas to carry out the plan.