獨立又迷人 73歲揹包客成爲老年人新模範

An elderly woman who has chosen a life of backpacking in her retirement has won millions of fans on Chinese social media.

一位選擇做揹包客作爲退休生活的老年女性，近日在中國的社交媒體上贏得了數百萬粉絲。

The 73-year-old retired teacher, identified by Pear Video as Ms Qi, says she opted for travelling over providing live-in care to her descendants.

梨視頻上的73歲的齊女士是一位退休教師，她在旅遊和居家照顧子孫之間選擇了前者。

The short online video has ignited online debate about the traditional idea that China's elderly should move in with their children and spend the rest of their lives taking care of grandchildren.

這個簡短的在線視頻引發了一場關於傳統思想的在線辯論。傳統上，中國的老年人應該和他們的孩子住在一起，並將他們的餘生花在照顧孫輩上。

"Why do elderly Chinese people have to do housework, and look after their children and grandchildren?" she tells Pear Video. "We should have our own lives."

齊女士向梨視頻透露：“爲什麼中國老年人不得不做家務，照顧他們的子孫？我們應該有自己的生活。”

Ms Qi says in the video that she has been travelling all her life, visiting countries in Europe, North America and Asia.

齊女士在視頻中稱，她一生都在旅行，曾經去過歐洲、北美和亞洲的多個國家。

Her mother is still alive, and Ms Qi says she video-calls the 92-year-old daily to let her know how she is, and frequently posts pictures on social media for her children and grandchildren.

她的母親現在還健在，齊女士稱，她平常會與92歲的母親視頻交流，讓母親知道自己現在怎麼樣，並經常在社交媒體上給她的孩子和孫輩發照片。

"I have a public account," she says, "And I've had it for about five months. I write everything: my memories, my inspirations - a diary of memories for my children and grandchildren."

“我有一個公開賬戶，”她說，“我已經用了五個月的時間了，在上面我寫下所有的東西：我的回憶，我的靈感--這是爲我的孩子和孫輩們寫的日記。”

The three-minute video featuring Ms Qi has been viewed more than 11 million times on video website Miaopai.

這一段以齊女士爲主角的三分鐘視頻，在視頻網站秒拍上已經被觀看了超過1100萬次。

It has received tens of thousands of comments on Chinese social media, including on the Sina Weibo microblog, with many users speaking with admiration for her as a free-spirited woman.

該視頻在中國社交媒體上獲得數以萬計的評論，其中就包括新浪微博，許多用戶稱讚她是一名自由奔放的女性。

"An independent, enchanting woman," one says, "Her age is not an issue."

一位用戶表示：“一個獨立、迷人的女人。她的年齡不是問題。”