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China to crack down on bride price custom to boost birth rates: The ‘dowry’ practice explained
FirstpostChina has been implementing various measures to boost its population. However, recently, this custom has had a negative impact on marriages A young man’s wedding in central China’s Hubei province earlier in January went awry after the original ‘bride price’ of 150,000 yuan was suddenly hiked to 200,000 yuan by her family. In February 2022, a video of an internet celebrity’s 500,000 yuan bride price dispute went viral on many Chinese social media channels. And since China’s economy has been opening up, that’s when the bride price started changing into hard cash.” Skyrocketing bride prices However, bride prices have been becoming more exorbitant in the recent years. The Economist in 2017 reported, “These bride prices have shot up, bending the country’s society and economy out of shape.” In June 2013, a National Bride Price Map was first issued in Sina Microblog.
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