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 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 ...

China's cultural preference for boys has resulted in a dearth of marriageable brides. Some Chinese young women are scamming rural bridegrooms by accepting proposals and betrothal payments, then ...

An old Han Chinese wedding custom mandates that the bride brings her own “toilet,” typically filled with red eggs, red dates, and peanuts, which symbolise fertility and abundant blessings.

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China's trying hard to boost marriages and a flagging birth rate.Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images ...

Love isn't the only thing sending couples down the aisle anymore. A region in eastern China is now offering newlyweds cash "rewards" as long as the bride is aged 25 years or younger, as a way to ...