This spring, China’s fashionable twenty-somethings aren`t posting from trendy cafés—they`re proudly displaying muddy hands and baskets overflowing with foraged greens. What was once grandma`s hobby has become Gen Z`s favorite weekend escape.
The viral sensation is called dǎ yě, with a literal translation of hunting the wild. Dǎ yě also means “ganking,” a video game slang referring to when players gang up to kill their opponent. So, instead of slaughtering in-game foes, people have turned to “ganking” plants irl.
Curious why this analog activity has captured the digital generation`s imagination? Dig into our full article to discover more!
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