"After we got married, Shanghai life became too hectic with overtime and working on weekends—everything. So we went on holiday to Dali, and then decided to move here. So we went back, quit our jobs and moved everything here."
Jason and Cecilia have been living in Dali for seven years. Now their son, Xiao Long, is already five years old. Jason says their life here is totally different from what it had been in the big city.
"Because Dali is so small, you are always running for someone you know every day, and you'll say hello and have a chat. And for many meals during the week will end up eating at someone's house, café or hostel or whatever, so it's a very nice community feeling. Everybody has the same idea about things. We look after their kids for one day, and someone else will take them the next day. It's a warm feeling. Nothing is like it was in the city."
Jason says nowadays many Chinese also are moving to Dali from other places, giving up good jobs and nice houses in the city. They are essentially choosing to give up metropolitan life. Some of them are here for their children; others simply move here to enjoy life.
"As for Shanghai life, I think if you work there when you are in your 20s, it is lots of fun. But then after while, the long hours, everything, is not so nice. And when we wanted to start a family, we thought the big city was not good for a child as well. When we came here, it seemed to have everything. Five minutes from my house you can go walking up the river in the woods, and you have lots of friends, a nice community as well, nice bookshops. There is pretty much anything I want."
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