Bike-sharing schemes attract a large number of users by easy operation and low cost, over ten million people start cycling in the city. The schemes provide an effective solution of the “last mile” problem, helping a final leg of a person’s journey. And their launch brings a revival to bicycle market, which has declined in the past 30 years.
It has been over a hundred years since the first bicycle entered China, its status in society has undergone great ups and downs. This program uses the functional change of bicycle as the clue to tell the times story, revealing the China’s socio economic and cultural changes during these years. It also shows the vitality and problems behind the rise of bike-sharing schemes.
Aging Society Phenomenon in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
China is accelerating into the aging society. It is estimated that China will become the world's most serious aging countries in 2050, the elderly population will account for roughly 34% of the total population. With the increasing demand for elderly care services, we step into organizations and interview professionals to explore the current pension situation in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. How to establish a reasonable system? What is the trend of development? How to implement community-based caring services? And how can we utilize social resources to achieve a breakthrough?
Nowadays, the traditional concept of raising children to provide against old age has been changing. Does the evolution of China's pension system successfully fulfill the expectations of elderly people?
DVD (Mandarin, With English Subtitles) / 2016 / 75 minutes