Working hard is no longer enough to warrant a promotion in one Chinese county, according to state media.
New rules state that government employees in Changyuan county, in Henan province, must be nice to their parents as well as being good at their jobs.
Assessors will interview relatives and friends of employees, to see if they espouse the values of filial piety.
Filial piety was one of the main criteria for the selection of officials as early as the Han Dynasty (from 206 BC to AD 220).
Now it looks set to gain importance again. Special investigators in Changyuan county will grill relatives, friends and colleagues on each official's behaviour, including their family values and whether they have any drinking or gambling habits.
Only those with a perfect record will be promoted.
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