The ritual lives on in some rural areas. Photo: Handout
Chinese online commentator calls police after being threatened for criticising ‘backwards’ Lunar New Year custom
- Huang Zhijie says his family was bombarded with calls after he criticised the custom of kowtowing to the elders during Spring Festival
- He was hit with a fierce backlash after saying the ritual, which mainly lives on in rural areas, was a form of ‘social oppression’
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The ritual lives on in some rural areas. Photo: Handout