This article is no a laughing matter:

Students Urged to Laugh Out Loud (March 23, 2007, China Daily)

Students at Fudan University are being
invited to laugh away their cares and concerns by joining a new club set up by
members of the faculty. The "Heartfelt Laughing Club", which opened earlier this
month, was set up by the university’s psychological consultancy center, which
helps students to cope with the stresses and strains of everyday life. Li
Shuzhen, a psychologist with the center and one of the club’s founders, said:
"We have already had more than 10 students coming to the club."Li said the idea
for the club came to her when she recalled telling her parents about the TV
sitcom "My Own Swordman", which debuted on CCTV-1 during last year’s Spring
Festival and has been rescreened several times since. "It wasn’t the way I told
the story, but because I was laughing so much, my parents started laughing too,"
Li said. "That’s when I realised that laughter is contagious and that it can be
very influential." Li discussed her idea with colleagues before putting forward
a plan for the club to the university’s administration.