China's Gen Z has embraced a new form of spiritual minimalism by gleefully hoarding what others might call trash.

當(dāng)下,，中國Z世代樂此不疲地?cái)€積起別人眼中的“破爛”,，進(jìn)而擁抱一種心靈上的新極簡主義。

From bubble tea cups and chopstick sleeves to concert tickets and train stubs, young people across the country are rewriting the rules of adulthood with a "grandma-core" philosophy: save everything, just in case.

從奶茶杯,、筷子套,，到演唱會(huì)門票、火車票,，中國各地年輕人們正用一種“奶奶風(fēng)”的理念改寫著成年人的規(guī)則：把所有東西都存起來,，以備不時(shí)之需。

They've embraced a new expression: "Questioning our moms, understanding our moms, becoming our moms." Once baffled by older generations' frugal lifestyles, today's young people are eager to collect life's leftovers.

他們開始流行一種新的說法：“質(zhì)疑我媽,，理解我媽,，成為我媽?！痹?jīng)對老一輩人節(jié)儉生活方式感到困惑的當(dāng)代年輕人,，如今卻開始熱衷于收集生活中的“邊角料”。

Many say the habit kicks in like genetic programming around age 20 — a sudden realization that they've become just like their mothers, a frightening thought they resist but can't escape.

許多人表示,，大約在20歲左右成年后,，這種習(xí)慣就像血脈里“基因覺醒”，自己會(huì)猛然發(fā)現(xiàn)變得和媽媽一樣,，是一種“想躲卻躲不開”的可怕念頭,。

On social media platforms, young users proudly share how they have transformed "trash" into treasure. A takeout bag becomes a pencil case. A Luckin Coffee sleeve wraps a book. Thermal packaging from food deliveries is repurposed to carry lunch. And why buy storage boxes when sneakers come in perfectly good shoeboxes?

在社交媒體平臺(tái)上，年輕人們自豪地分享著如何把“破爛”變廢為寶,。外賣袋可以變成鉛筆盒,、瑞幸咖啡的杯套可以用來包書、外賣的保溫袋能被改造成午餐袋,，既然運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋自帶的鞋盒質(zhì)量不錯(cuò),，買收納盒還有什么必要呢？

The current generation might splurge on luxury brands, but they're also the ones with drawers full of disposable chopsticks "for emergencies".

這代年輕人可能會(huì)在奢侈品牌上爽快“剁手”,，但他們的抽屜里也裝滿了“以備不時(shí)之需”的一次性筷子,。

Underlying the behavior is a pragmatic philosophy. Save where you can, spend where you want. It's not about being cheap, they say, but rejecting wastefulness.

這種行為背后是一種實(shí)用主義哲學(xué)：該省省、該花花,。他們表示,，這不是小氣,，而是拒絕浪費(fèi)。

"Saving isn't about being stingy," said Luo Jiayi, a 20-year-old student at the Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology. A milk tea enthusiast, Luo has amassed a collection of takeaway bags from his favorite drinks and meals.

“節(jié)約并不是吝嗇,?！眱?nèi)蒙古科技大學(xué)20歲的學(xué)生羅嘉毅（音譯）說道。作為一個(gè)奶茶愛好者,，羅嘉毅收集了很多自己喜歡的飲品美食的外賣袋,。

Some bags are used as gift wrap, while others are turned into crafts or garbage bags. The rest, he said, are waiting for their moment.

有些袋子被用來包裝禮品，有些則被做成了手工藝品或垃圾袋,。剩下的袋子在他看來,，就是在等待派上用場的那一刻。

"Many college students collect them," he said, adding that co-branded bags with popular films or video games often create a buzz on campus.

“很多大學(xué)生都收集這些東西,。”羅嘉毅補(bǔ)充道,，與熱門電影或電子游戲聯(lián)名的袋子經(jīng)常會(huì)在校園里走紅,。

His schoolmate Lu Yunli, 19, shares the hobby, but for aesthetic reasons. An art major, she has been collecting attractive packaging since high school.

他的同學(xué)，19歲的陸云麗也有同樣的愛好,，原因是出于好看,。作為一名藝術(shù)專業(yè)的學(xué)生，她從高中起就開始收集精美的包裝袋,。

"I bring a pretty bag to class filled with delicious food, and it brightens my day," she said. "Who doesn't love beautiful things? And these bags are becoming more and more eye-pleasing."

“我?guī)б粋€(gè)漂亮的袋子去上課,，里面裝著美食，這會(huì)讓我一整天都心情愉悅,?！?她說：“誰不喜歡美好的事物呢？而且這些包裝袋越來越好看了,?！?/p>

Others collect more personal items. For Hu Dianhan, a 22-year-old student at the Changsha University of Science & Technology in Hunan province, it's movie stubs, concert tickets, handwritten notes and travel itineraries.

還有些人會(huì)收集更具個(gè)人意義的物品。對于湖南省長沙理工大學(xué)22歲的學(xué)生胡典涵來說,，她收集的是電影票根,、演唱會(huì)門票、便簽條和旅行行程單,。

"These aren't receipts," she said. "They're irreplaceable time machines."

“這些不是票據(jù),。”她說：“它們是無可替代的時(shí)光機(jī),?！?/p>

Hu keeps her memories in a scrapbook now thicker than a textbook — with tickets from her first solo movie, notes from her grandmother and concert stubs that, she said, "still smell like teenage dreams".

胡典涵把自己的回憶保存在一本剪貼簿里，現(xiàn)在這本剪貼簿比一本教科書還厚,。這里面有她第一次獨(dú)自看電影的電影票,、奶奶寫的便條，還有那些她認(rèn)為是“散發(fā)著青春夢想氣息”的演唱會(huì)票根。

"Collecting is like gathering fragments of youth," she said. "It helps me stay connected to moments that matter."

“集納就像是收集青春的碎片,?！彼f：“它讓我與那些重要的時(shí)光始終連接在一起?！?/p>