Work, studies keep many away during festival

SHANGHAI - A recent survey has found that nearly 60 percent of the younger generation failed to go home this year for a traditional family reunion to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

According to a survey by Beijing-based recruitment website zhaopin.com, only 42 percent of more than 4,800 young interviewees chose to celebrate the festival with their parents.

The survey also found that 44 percent of the young people who did not go home did so because they were too busy with studies or work far from home.