For the past five years, Tianjin University in northern China has provided free accommodation for parents in what it calls "tents of love."
For the past five years, Tianjin University in northern China has provided free accommodation for parents in what it calls "tents of love."
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The parents of Xiong Jinqi, a freshman at Tianjin University, were among those camping out. "My parents are eager to see what my life will be in the next four years," he says.
The parents of Xiong Jinqi, a freshman at Tianjin University, were among those camping out. "My parents are eager to see what my life will be in the next four years," he says.
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At the Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an, parents were offered rattan mats to sleep on.
At the Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an, parents were offered rattan mats to sleep on.
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Images of schools gyms packed with parents have been widely shared on Chinese social media prompting a debate on whether China's only children are too coddled.
Images of schools gyms packed with parents have been widely shared on Chinese social media prompting a debate on whether China's only children are too coddled.
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China's millennials are often doted on by parents and two sets of grandparents, prompting fears that China has produced a generation of <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2F2013%2F01%2F10%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Fchina-little-emperors-study%2F">"little emperors"</a> unable or unwilling to take care of themselves.
China's millennials are often doted on by parents and two sets of grandparents, prompting fears that China has produced a generation of "little emperors" unable or unwilling to take care of themselves.
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Xiong Bingqi, an education expert, says that many of the children are the first in their family to go to college.
Xiong Bingqi, an education expert, says that many of the children are the first in their family to go to college.
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Rows of tents are set up to accommodate Chinese parents at Tianjin University, northern China.
Rows of tents are set up to accommodate Chinese parents at Tianjin University, northern China.
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