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Blackmailing your family… Confucian style.

03.02.2010 China Modern Culture
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There is a reason that every girl wish to have a big brother – even they could be too protective sometimes, it’s still an enjoyable relation. On the contrary, having a younger brother wouldn’t be such a lovely journey in China. Especially when you think of how old generation/rural residents favor sons much more than [...]

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Traditional “house ownership before marriage” requirement causes modern Chinese relationships to fail; Chinese netizens express helplessness.

04.28.2009 China Modern Culture

First, let me give you some Chinese marriage background information. As an old Chinese tradition, upon marriage, the guy (or the guy’s family) needs to have a house for the young married couple to live in. Although times have changed, this tradition is still heavily encouraged practice for most Chinese marriages. News from Sina.com (Source: [...]

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