TAIYUAN: Hui Ruixue doesn’t rush home after work, instead, she heads to a sports center in Taiyuan, capital of North China’s Shanxi province, to attend a tennis class.
“The night school program has made my dream of learning tennis come true,” said the 28-year-old, who attends sessions with five other white-collar workers in the city. Hui explained that the 12 tennis classes cost only 500 yuan (about $69.6), a reasonable price and the evening schedule is very convenient for her. Night school programs have gained widespread popularity nationwide in recent years. Originally emerging in first-tier cities like Beijing and Shanghai, this educational model has since expanded to many second- and third-tier cities, as well as county-level towns, offering a wide range of courses.
In 2024, East China’s Jiangxi province established 460 youth night school teaching sites, offering over 1,650 courses that have benefited more than 42,000 young people. In Southwest China’s Yunnan province, more than 200,000 young people have participated in night school programs since 2014. Night schools are not a new thing in China, but today’s night schools are more focused on cultivating adults’ interests and hobbies, offering affordable and accessible courses, said Li Jianghao, a night school operator in Taiyuan. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
