{"id":6848,"date":"2011-12-09T10:09:02","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T15:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=6848"},"modified":"2011-12-09T10:21:23","modified_gmt":"2011-12-09T15:21:23","slug":"chinese-love-part-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/chinese-love-part-seven\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Love – Part Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"
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"Carry out family planning; implement the basic national policy."<\/p><\/div>\n

Now that the wedding and the honeymoon<\/strong> (\u871c\u6708 – m\u00ec yu\u00e8) are over, what’s family life like in China? Well, ever since 1976, Chinese families have lived with the One Child Policy <\/strong>(\u8ba1\u5212\u751f\u80b2\u653f\u7b56 – j\u00ec hu\u00e0 sh\u0113ng y\u00f9 zh\u00e8ng c\u00e8). It is a common misconception, however, that all Chinese are limited to only one child. In fact, there are many loopholes to this rule, and it doesn’t directly affect everyone. For example, the law is directed mainly at Han<\/strong> (\u6c49 – h\u00e0n) Chinese, and does not equally affect the countless ethnic minorities<\/strong> (\u5c11\u6570\u6c11\u65cf – sh\u01ceo sh\u00f9 m\u00edn z\u00fa) living in China. Even Han Chinese are usually permitted to have more than one child if they live in rural areas. Also, if both parents are themselves only children, they’re often allowed to have two kids. Actually, in 2007, the National Population and Family Planning Commission estimated that the policy applies to only about 36% of China\u2019s population. For city slicker families who don’t qualify for any of the loopholes, they can always pay the hefty second child fine.<\/p>\n

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Plenty of people have more than one child in China.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Little Emperor, indeed.<\/p><\/div>\n

There is a nickname for this generation of city-dwelling only children – little emperors<\/strong> (\u5c0f\u7687\u5e1d – xi\u01ceo hu\u00e1ng d\u00ec). These children are the center of their families, and they are often spoiled rotten. Receiving all of the attention not only from mom and dad, but also from grandparents and other family members, these little emperors often get whatever they want, whenever they want. Also, with the economic developments of the past few decades and the fact that both parents work in most families these days, there’s more disposable income and less children to blow it on. This means more toys, more clothes, more books, and yes, more food, for these kids. Here is an informative article<\/a> about the generation of little emperors in China.<\/p>\n