标题：China’s ‘Silver Economy’ Is Thriving as Birthrate Plunges

The shrinking population poses threats to growth but has opened opportunities for businesses that serve seniors.

正文：For more than a decade, Li Dongmei operated a series of kindergartens and schools for young children,

withstanding the realities of China’s declining birthrate. She finally faced the music in 2020. The shrinking

number of children meant ever smaller enrollments of babies and toddlers at her schools. The social and

economic ruptures of the Covid-19 pandemic were the breaking point, and she shifted her focus to a different

and more abundant set of pupils: the elderly.

知识点：kindergarten n.

A kindergarten is a school or class for children aged 4 to 6 years old. It prepares them to go into the first grade. 幼儿园

She's in kindergarten now. 她现在在上幼儿园。

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