Silver Bridge: Two Nations Growing Old · Chapter 16 · Lunar New Year and Chuseok, the Hidden Side of the Holidays for Older People

1. The writer wrote a column on the loneliness of older people left alone during Chuseok in Korea and the Lunar New Year in China.
2. The writer noted that about 1,875,000 households of older people living alone existed in Korea as of 2022, and that 59.7% of older people in China lived in empty-nest households as of 2021.
3. The writer suggested that readers visit their parents in person this holiday season instead of simply making a phone call.

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