Anybody who has lived in China .. knows this to be true!
The SCMP report..
China is considering regulating the country’s notorious square-dancing grannies including introducing fines and penalties in a series of amendments to legislation aimed at curbing noise pollution, Xinhua reported on Tuesday.
While public square dancing is not the only focus of the curbs, the controversial practice has been a constant source of tension in China in recent years. Elderly dancers are a common sight in public parks, squares and plazas in China at dusk or dawn, where groups of retirees dance in unison to what is often described as deafeningly loud music.
For the elderly women, and a few men, this is a low-cost way to stay fit and socialise, but noise complaints from residents living nearby have increased dramatically in recent years. In the past, some residents have pushed back by publicly confronting the retirees, installing decibel counters, and in some cases throwing faeces and eggs at the groups.
A 62-year-old square-dancer surnamed Long told the South China Morning Post she has not yet heard anything about the regulation, but was not concerned.
“If they won’t let us dance, we’ll figure out something else then,” she said.
Amendments to existing noise pollution law from 1997 are currently before the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s legislative branch.
