Have working kids, will travel

Beijing's Wu Xiaofan, 35, is what many may consider an ideal Chinese daughter. Early November, Wu gifted her parents, both aged 60+, a 20,000-yuan ($3,134) 10-day tour of Japan covering Tokyo and Kyoto.

The gift was her way of giving back, or saying "thank you". "My parents, who worked hard for years, deserve an enjoyable life in their old age," said Wu, who could not accompany them due to job commitments.

Her parents enjoyed the views and visits to historic places in Japan, she said. Only, they thought the tour was too expensive. More than 60 percent of the respondents in a survey by the China Youth Daily Social Survey Center said they will be happy to buy group tour packages for their aging parents.