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Happiness Survey
Are Chinese people happy in today's fast-paced, modern society? What are the sources of their happiness? In today's rapidly developing economy, is happiness closely related to wealth or not? A recent happiness survey conducted in China gives some answers
Are You Happy?

Almost 45 percent of Chinese people are happy, according to the 2010 Survey of Economic Lifestyles conducted by China Central Television. Results of the national survey were released on January 12, and only about 11 percent of those surveyed said they were unhappy

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Appreciating Happiness
Beijing Review interviewed Hu Dayuan, Deputy Director of the China Center for Economic Research at Peking University. Hu was a consultant on the survey and has done research on happiness for several years
What Is Happiness?
Two Chinese citizens share their opinions
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