Urban youths flock to night schools to ease stress

As dusk falls in downtown Beijing, 36-year-old Shi Jinxi slips away from the crowds of people out for dinner and commuters heading home, making her way toward a classroom filled with the aroma of tea leaves.

At the Yi Hai Xin night school, tucked away in a busy commercial building, Shi settles into her tea art class, chatting quietly with her classmates as she warms cups, measures out leaves and pours hot water with deliberate care.

As the tea leaves dance in her cup, her tension seems to melt away. "I look forward to this every day after work," she tells Xinhua.