A 44-year age gap between a young wife and a celebrated Chinese oil painter has become a national talking point about marriage, money and care. The couple's public appearances turn a private arrangement into a debate about what older men, and younger women, owe each other.
Liu Caiyun, a 66-year-old from Changsha, took up flying after retiring, has flown twice this year, and has already walked desert wilderness and visited both poles. Her story has become a template for a generation rethinking what retirement looks like.
The Double Ninth Festival, falling on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, is a day for honoring elders, climbing heights, and admiring chrysanthemums. In Chinese culture, the repeated nines symbolize longevity and good fortune.
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