{"id":17376,"date":"2020-01-03T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?p=17376"},"modified":"2025-03-03T16:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T15:42:08","slug":"best-girlfriends-china-retirement-living-mansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/best-girlfriends-china-retirement-living-mansion\/","title":{"rendered":"7 girlfriends from China built a mansion to retire in"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>&#8216;When we&#8217;re old lets all build a village and retire together&#8217;. This is an idea my girlfriends and I regularly joke about, usually after a couple of wines or a disagreement with our other halves. It&#8217;s a wonderful idea for sure, but for most of us this retirement living dream remains just that &#8211; a fantasy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>But for 7 best friends from China, this dream is now very much reality. What started as a joke amongst friends came to fruition last year, when the group of friends clubbed together to buy a 700 square metre property in a dilapidated condition, in the suburbs of Guangzhou.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"wp-image-17377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/chinese-1.jpg\" alt=\"chinese girlfriends retirement property\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/chinese-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/chinese-1-330x186.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The ladies have known each other for over 2 decades, first as colleagues, then as friends, and now they describe themselves as closer than siblings. They say they&#8217;ve dreamed of their retirement home for over a decade and were planning on waiting until they were 60 to put the wheels in motion, but managed to achieve their goal earlier than expected. With a combined pot of 4 million yuan ($580,000), they were able to buy the property and carry out extensive renovation works.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"wp-image-17379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/chinese-2.jpg\" alt=\"group of chinese girlfriends\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/chinese-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/chinese-2-330x186.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The groups new dream home is an hour away from the nearest town and surrounded by beautiful hills and forests. It features a shared living space on the ground floor and separate bedrooms on the upper floors. There is also a beautiful glass extension designed for tea ceremonies &#8211; or a good girlie gossip.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>RELATED CONTENT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/retire-early-travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"You can retire and live the beach life for under $30,000 in these 9 locations (opens in a new tab)\">You can retire and live the beach life for under $30,000 in these 9 locations<\/a><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"wp-image-17380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/chinese-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/chinese-5.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/chinese-5-330x186.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"wp-image-17381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/chiinese-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/chiinese-4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/chiinese-4-330x186.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In the gardens there is a further tea pavilion connected to the house via a boardwalk &#8211; perfect for afternoons spent chatting, sipping tea, and feeling smug about pulling off such an inspired retirement idea.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"wp-image-17382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/chinese-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/chinese-6.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/chinese-6-330x186.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>So how will the ladies keep themselves busy? \u201cWe&#8217;ll probably cook together, barbecue in the fields, sing and collect food from the village\u201d they say. \u201cWe joke that each of us should practice one skill so that we won&#8217;t be lonely or fight with each other ten yers later. Some of us cook beautiful food, some know traditional Chinese medicine, some play instruments, and some grow vegetables\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Well, that&#8217;s my mind made up. How about the rest of you ladies out there? Where would you want to retire in together? Let me know in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;When we&#8217;re old lets all build a village and retire together&#8217;. This is an idea my girlfriends and I regularly joke about, usually after a couple of wines or a disagreement with our other halves. 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