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"Springless year" superstition not stopping China's 1980s generation marryingWeird China News

http://news.xinhuanet.com

Is the "springless" Year of the Tiger putting young Chinese couples off marrying this year? Not really. The generation born in the 1980s don't pay much attention to folk superstition. An ancient Chinese tradition says it is inappropriate to get married in the 2010 lunar year, as there is no "spring" in it.

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fabrizio
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4 weeks 3 days ago Made popular 4 weeks 2 days ago
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Why Do The Chinese Save So Much?Warnings

http://www.forbes.com Why Do The Chinese Save So Much?

One take on answering the question anyway: There are too many men--and hoarding cash is one way to triumph in a competitive marriage market. There are approximately 122 boys born for every 100 girls today, a ratio that translates into cutting about one in five Chinese men out of the marriage market when this generation of children grows up.

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nstanosheck
Submitted by nstanosheck
5 weeks 4 days ago Made popular 5 weeks 3 days ago
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Impoverished Chinese Men Find Wives in VietnamChina News

http://news.newamericamedia.org

Too many menfolk and too few chicas. What to do? Let's go get our womenfolk in Vietnam! That's what a lot of Chinese men are doing now. But wait, there's more. It's not the well-to-do guys. It's the low-income gents setting their scopes on the Vietnamese.

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Heiney
Submitted by Heiney
6 weeks 5 days ago Made popular 5 weeks 3 days ago
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22-year-old Girl Pledges to Marry Whoever Donates 150,000 to save her ill FriendChina News

http://www.chinahush.com

In ancient China, it is common for a girl to sell herself for the burial of her father, today this girl pledges to marry the one who saves her classmate. Her classmate was suffering from severe brain inflammation in urgent need of 150,000 yuan. If a good-hearted man is willing to donate, she would repay with her body by marrying him.

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ChinaHush
Submitted by ChinaHush
25 weeks 21 hours ago Made popular 24 weeks 1 day ago
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Man swims across Yangtze to escape chatty wifeChina News

http://www.shanghaidaily.com

A MAN jumped off a ship on Tuesday night and swam across the Yangtze River during a torrential downpour in Chongqing Municipality to escape his garrulous wife, Chongqing Evening News reported today.

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Alex
Submitted by Alex
32 weeks 2 days ago Made popular 32 weeks 1 day ago
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Dating Etiquette, Relationships and Sex in ChinaWarnings

http://middlekingdomlife.com

Stuff every foreign guy should read before he even thinks about getting romantic in China.

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Joel
Submitted by Joel
32 weeks 2 days ago Made popular 32 weeks 19 hours ago
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Open Letter to U.S. Consul General in ShanghaiGeneral

http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com

Consulate staff laughing at a citizen despite the staff making the mistake, arguing, walking away, no sense of apology, and importantly, no name tags to identify the individuals. The US consulate doesn't seem a nice place for even a US citizen.

Rich then proceeds to lay out a workflow procedure which will certainly not be adopted.

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Alex
Submitted by Alex
36 weeks 6 days ago Made popular 35 weeks 4 days ago
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What to do when your Chinese ex-wife runs away with your child?Warnings

http://www.lostlaowai.com

A reader over at Lost Laowai e-mailed me about a horrible situation he's in - his Chinese wife ran off with her boyfriend with his 5-year-old daughter. He asked if I had any advice on what he could do, I didn't. Fortunately the comments yielded some results. Some good information about having children in China and their citizenship (despite what it might say on their passport).

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Ryan
Submitted by Ryan
1 year 2 weeks ago Made popular 1 year 2 weeks ago
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Please Take My DaughterWeird China News

http://www.globalpost.com

Video report on the Chinese parents who meet up in Shanghai parks to find partners for their children. Matchmakers trade love on the open market in this modern day take on arranged marriages.

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ukfishfingers
Submitted by ukfishfingers
1 year 4 weeks ago Made popular 1 year 3 weeks ago
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The Hidden Dangers of Cohabitation (同居)General

http://sun-zoo.com

More and more Chinese couples are not getting married on purpose to avoid legal responsibilities.

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sunzoo
Submitted by sunzoo
1 year 6 weeks ago Made popular 1 year 6 weeks ago