Study: Leisure life adds to happiness

Time off is even more important than money in overall satisfaction

The amount of time Chinese people spent engaged in leisure activities decreased to 2.27 hours per day on average in 2017 from 2.55 hours three years ago, mainly due to busier work routines and a nonuniform system of paid vacation, according to a report released on Friday.

Residents in four first-tier cities - Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing - saw the least daily leisure time nationwide: 1.94, 2.04, 2.14 and 2.25 hours, respectively, nearly half that of the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom, the report said.