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"Dongping National Forest Park in Shanghai hosted the Chongming Forest Sleep Challenge 2026 on Saturday, with dozens of participants competing to record the best outdoor sleep score. Footage shows competitors wearing eye masks and lying on beds set up in a quiet spring forest. Professional monitoring equipment tracked sleep quality and duration in real time to determine the overall winner. "Because many of us work in big cities, life can be very noisy and stressful. Taking part in a competition like this at the weekend gives me a chance to find some balance between my personal life and the pressures of work. I think it is very good, and it also reminds me to pay more attention to my health after work," one of the participants said. Only healthy individuals aged 18–50 are allowed to take part in the event. Competitors must remain in bed throughout the challenge. Anyone who gets up is disqualified, although participants may quit at any time. The sleeper with the highest sleep quality score will receive the maximum prize of 3,000 yuan ($489). Other awards include the 'Fastest to Fall Asleep' award with a 2,000 yuan ($292) prize and a shared 10,000 yuan ($1,463) bonus pool for 'Lie-to-Win' winners, who made it through the full challenge. Launched on March 21 to mark World Sleep Day, the challenge is being held every Saturday until April 26, as well as on May 2 and May 3."
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