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📢  文末扫码进裙，免费领取双语精读讲义 It’s a good time to be an astrologer in China In the face of hardship, the country’s youth are embracing superstition The Economist China Jan 23rd 2025 | 548 words | ★★★☆☆ YOUNG PEOPLE have always come to Ms Xia with questions about their relationships. Now they often ask the astrologer about their finances and job prospects, too. “People feel a sense of powerlessness,” says the 27-year-old from Changsha. She won’t give them definite answers about their future. But for 200 yuan ($27) per session, she will read their star signs and let them know when their luck might turn. Such guidance is increasingly sought by young Chinese, who face a sluggish economy, a tight job market and intense competition in many aspects of life. “They don’t have hope,” says Chen Jinguo, a professor of philosophy and religion at Minzu University of China. To find some, many are turning to divination, spiritualism and superstit ………………………………