70% of Chinese people take naps daily, continuing an ancient medical tradition

China is a country that boasts daily naps despite its stressful work rhythm. In fact, such breaks are a traditional practice dating back thousands of years. According to a survey by the China Sleep Research Society published in March, 72 per cent of Chinese people like an afternoon nap lasting at least 30 minutes. The benefits of afternoon naps have been documented in China’s earliest medicine text Huangdi Neijing, or the Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor, which is said to have been completed...