Weddings often bring a unique excitement among families. When a marriage is arranged, thorough investigations are conducted into the backgrounds of both the bride and groom. Questions about their ...

This is the first article in a series on bride prices. Few topics are the subject of more debate — or more clickbait headlines — in China than the sky-high bride prices found in some rural areas. Last ...

China's marriage rate is in steep decline. There were 6.1 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2024, down from 7.7 million the previous year. This decline has prompted Chen Songxi, a Chinese ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. China's trying out different ways to boost its birthrate and stem a demographic crisis — it's now ...

Centuries-old custom to settle big day nerves degenerates into displays of ritual humiliation. — SCMP Harrowing images of a bride in China who was taped to a telephone pole by several friends as part ...

China is rolling out a slew of measures to promote marriages and boost birth rates. In 2022, China's population started shrinking for the first time in six decades. The trend has spurred renewed ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. China's so desperate to have more babies that it'll do anything to boost marriages and fertility.

The 30 women sat in wooden chairs, facing each other in a rectangular formation. At the front of the room was the ruling Communist Party’s hammer and sickle logo, with a sign declaring the meeting’s ...

Weddings often bring a unique excitement among families, especially when a marriage is arranged. Families thoroughly investigate the backgrounds of both the bride and groom, looking into their status, ...