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- Aging retirees in China are increasingly studying abroad, as illustrated by Qiu Lianru, 66, enrolling in a short-term program at Arts University Bournemouth in England.
- She studies fashion design, printmaking, jewellery making, and photography while living in a student dormitory.
- Rejecting traditional retirement, she pursues these disciplines to seek inner fulfillment.
- She was a university student in 1978 and worked as a railway engineer before retiring in 2014.
