Every Wednesday, retiree Zhang Zhili travels an hour by bus to an elderly education center, drawn by the pulsing rhythms of the African drum she plays there in a classroom filled with fellow retirees whose hands move in unison, every beat lifting her spirits. (AP video shot by Caroline Chen and Wayne Zhang)
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Every Wednesday, retiree Zhang Zhili travels an hour by bus to an elderly education center, drawn by the pulsing rhythms of the African drum she plays there in a classroom filled with fellow retirees whose hands move in unison, every beat lifting her spirits. (AP video shot by Caroline Chen and Wayne Zhang)