The Chinese who are in their 50+ probably is the most hard working people, even in China. If you check history, when they are young, china is very poor. A lot of them may have a memory of starvation.
You are right, the Chinese in the young generation are not as hard working now. (Maybe I am geting old)
Really? I can't think of a culture/society where people that need to work hard don't do so...even into old age. Even as migrants to America, the first and sometimes second generation bring a strong work ethic with them. I'm sure the Chinese are very hard working...but they're hardly an exception if you look around the world.