SHI YU / CHINA DAILY

More facilities needed to meet residents' needs

Conflicts between the elderly and the youth have become common because of limited public infrastructure and amenities. As such, how to scientifically use the existing public facilities and build new ones to meet the rising demand are real challenges for local governments.

Open spaces in front of some supermarkets or parking lots can be used for people's recreational activities toward late evenings when the numbers of shoppers and vehicles drop drastically. Of course, those using the open spaces should promise not to cause any damage to the sites. Also, such an arrangement will shift the square dancers from residential communities, where the noise they generate can be nuisance for many.