Indoor fishing and chanting battles: how China’s quarantined millions are keeping busy
Stuck inside for more than a week, Wuhan residents have turned to lion dances, indoor quoits and … other activities
Whether locked down in quarantined cities in the outbreak zone of Hubei or isolating themselves at home across the country to lessen the chance of coronavirus infection, Chinese people have been coming up with creative ways to keep boredom at bay.
The nation’s social media sites are abuzz with innovative ways to keep spirits up, from impromptu lion dances – using plastic stools for the head and blankets for the costume – to chanting battles between high-rise residential blocks, indoor quoits and fishing in fishtanks.