Tang Ping: Chinese workers lying flat to protest against overwork

Tang Ping (Chinese: 躺平; pinyin: tǎng píng; lit. 'lying flat') is a lifestyle and social protest movement in China beginning in April 2021.

In growing protest against the rat race and unreaslitic career ambitions, widespread overwork and growing social pressure the growing passive-resistance protest movement emphasizes a simpler, slower life.

The term “tang ping” first appeared around February 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, on the Chinese internet, and on Weibo in particular, which is the equivalent of Twitter. But it didn’t take off until May 2021, when young internet users started sharing experiences about their working lives.