Now more and more young people in China like to eat alone, whether at home or in restaurants. A survey was made among one hundred people. The result shows that1 half of them had an experience of eating alone.
However, eating alone can still be a challenge in China, 2 Chinese culture is family-based（家庭式的).Eating together is considered to be very3for family bond(纽带). Many people, especially old people, are influenced by this, so it is not easy for them to4 the idea of eating alone. Besides, usually children in China are5 to eat with their families.
Many people have done research into the6 of eating alone. Cai Yani is one of them. She used to work for a magazine. In 2017, she7 her job and began her research work. At the same time, she herself started to eat alone. She often enters restaurants and notices many young people eating alone8 her. She points out that young people are often very busy with their work. They have much stress from work. Eating alone is a good way for them to relieve(减轻) stress and can bring them9and make them feel comfortable. Cai said, "While you are eating alone, you can pay attention to the eating process10 and you don't have to think about other things. This is the best kind of rest."
