💍🇨🇳 Inside China’s Marriage Market Every weekend in Shanghai, parents gather in parks with handwritten profiles of their children, hoping to find them a spouse. This centuries-old tradition is still alive today — but in a modern twist, it reflects the pressures of culture, family, and China’s changing society. 👉 Why do parents advertise their kids like resumes? 👉 How does the one-child policy and gender imbalance affect marriage? 👉 What does this say about love vs. social expectations? Thi

3K reactions · 1.5K shares | Forget Tinder, OkCupid or whatever you're using. In Shanghai, you just need to go down to the park to peruse profiles. | AJ+ | Facebook

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Single women in China are known as 'leftover women', and face huge social pressure to get married. Their parents often see them as an embarrassment and will try to intervene by posting their details at a marriage market. But these single women are pushing back. | The Guardian