'Buddha-like' youth calmly accept life

Life's tough for China's younger generation. Finding jobs or spouses and settling down in a sometimes tough and cruel world often lend themselves to either giving up outright or detached ironic posturing.

Many of the youth of today have opted for the latter and refer to themselves as the "Buddha-like" generation.

Zhang Min, 23, is among them. He is just about to graduate and was informed recently he had failed yet another job interview - he has already sent out over 60 applications and attended 20 job fairs, but they all came to nothing, and he has no choice but to be philosophical.