Social Customs & Inequality: Two Weddings, No Fridge
Lavish gift-giving among China’s wealthy has attracted considerable attention, particularly...
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China Vows Austerity; Giant Fish Devours $11 Million
Following a freeze on construction of new government buildings aimed at reining in embarrassingly...
Teaching “Leftover Women” to Find an Elite Husband
At Daily Life, Monica Tan tells of her experience alongside scores of China’s “leftover women” (剩女)—the ranks of successful women in China who choose to remain single amid societal pressure and a skewed sex...
Rejecting the “Leftover Women” Label
As the marriage market in China grows more competitive due to a surplus of men, some Chinese single ladies are starting to challenge the label of “leftover women”, a term used to describe unmarried women in their...
Year of the Snake Draws Hisses
At The Wall Street Journal, Te-Ping Chen and Fiona Law describe Hong Kong’s lukewarm welcome for the Year of the Snake: The coming year […] suffers because it is considered a “blind year,” meaning it...
‘Love You Forever’ Day Prompts Marriage Rush
According to the BBC, thousands of couples flocked to registry offices across China on Friday hoping that getting married on that day would bring them lasting romance. Friday, January 4, 2013, when said in mandarin sounds...
Chinese Manufacturers Join Royal Wedding Feeding Frenzy
MSNBC’s Adrienne Mong reports on enterprising Chinese manufacturers’ efforts to tap into royal wedding fever with commemorative coins and replica engagement rings and dresses. Wang Xiaofeng has spent 11 years working...
Scalpers Scoop up Lucky Wedding Dates
Global Times reports on “wedding scalpers,” or individuals who book venues on auspicious dates for exorbitantly high prices: My friend Xiao Xu and his wife-to-be were at least as worried as happy by their upcoming...
My Big Fat Uyghur Wedding
The Far West China blog has published a series of posts giving an in-depth look at a Uighur wedding ceremony. From the introduction: This week will be dedicated to an incredible Xinjiang tradition known as the Uyghur wedding....
Slideshow: A Wedding in Rural Yunnan
Photographer and blogger “Flying Bird and Fish” posted a group of photos of a wedding in rural Yunnan. He says that generally Chinese parents don’t hesitate to spend most of their savings on their...
Beijing’s ‘Happy Couples’ Launch Campaign for Same-Sex Marriages
The Guardian reports on a wedding pictures event by same-sex couples in Beijing: With her bouquet of roses and fluffy white dress, Han Xincheng looked the epitome of the glamorous modern Chinese bride. But, although her parents...
Wedding Photo Shoot in The Earthquake
A couple went to Pengzhou to take their wedding photographs, when the Sichuan earthquake hit the area. They survived the disaster. From ND Daily via www.xgana.com:
Video: Weddings on Wheels
Not every fashionable wedding demands a lavish banquet and a limousine, reports Shanghai Daily – and for the record number of Chinese couples expected to marry this year, that may be a relief: When Xu Lin and her...
Beijing Expects Weddings Rush as Olympics Open
It may sound superstitious, but many Chinese young couples want to tie the knot on a lucky day—the most auspicious one in 2008 happens to be Aug.8, the day Beijing Olympic Games opens. From AFP: The Beijing government is...
Photo Video: Chinese Wedding Motorcades – Daqi
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Tradition With A Twist At Chinese Weddings – Joy Ma
From the NPR news: The children of China’s postwar baby boomers are getting married, and as a result, China has seen a surge in marriages since 2005. While most Chinese people still hold traditional weddings, others are eager to do something different. My wedding was a fusion of Chinese and American culture. I wore a […]
China’s Newly-weds Spend 125,000 Yuan – Xinhua
Chinese young are no different than Americans, at least in terms of spending, such as on wedding. From Xinhua via China Daily (photo: nice furnishing and a cozy home are increasingly part of newly-wed couples, via alibaba): China’s marriage-related industries like wedding photography and wedding ceremony services pluck an average of 125,000 yuan (about 16,000 […]
Chinese Weddings Through Foreign Eyes – Jennifer Royce
Foreigners are invariably a scene in China’s hinterland, and this also happens in situations like a wedding, where the bride and groom are supposed to be the center of attention. But not when a foreigner arrives. Here an interesting take on Chinese weddings from a Westerner’s perspective, from China Daily (photo: people ready to shoot […]
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