Generation Z Exploring diverse paths of ambition

LIANG GUOXIU/CHINA DAILY

Over a century ago, Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), one of the key founders of the Communist Party of China, likened youth to early spring, the morning sun, the budding of countless flowers, and a sharp blade freshly honed on a whetstone. He referred to youth as the most valuable phase of life.

Fast forward to today, where the current generation of youth has truly entered an era of profuse blooming, as evidenced by the many members of Generation Z (those born after 1995 and into the 2000s) who have joined the workforce, thereby becoming the backbone of our society, each person playing a unique societal role in their own ways.