Chinese colleges give students a week off to ‘go fall in love’

Nine colleges in China are giving students a weeklong spring break to “enjoy love” amid China’s declining birth rate.

The schools, which are run by the Fan Mei Education Group, announced last week that students and teachers are free to “go fall in love” from April 1 to 7. The break is an expansion of China’s one-day national holiday for Tomb-Sweeping day, which is also known as the Qingming Festival.

“The school implements the spring break system in the hope that students can learn to love nature, love life, and enjoy love,” Liang Guohui, deputy dean of the Mianyang Aviation Vocational College, said in a statement.

“I hope that students can go to see the green water and green mountains and feel the breath of spring. This will not only broaden students’ horizons and cultivate their sentiments, but also enrich and deepen the teaching content in the classroom,” Liang added.