The Washington Post has a story about efforts to cap rising bride prices in one Chinese rural town:
The ‘bride price’ in China keeps rising. Some villages want to put a cap on it.
"The new rule was taped onto doorways around town: Officials were limiting what a groom-to-be could pay for a bride.
"The going rate was about $38,000, or five times the average annual salary in this village about four hours outside of Beijing. Now, families were told to keep it below $2,900.
"Anything more and they would risk being accused of human trafficking.
"The “bride price” — cash, and possibly a house or other goodies to the bride-to-be’s parents — has been part of the marriage pact in most of China for centuries. The costs, though, are swelling as China copes with one of the biggest demographic imbalances in history."
The ‘bride price’ in China keeps rising. Some villages want to put a cap on it.
"The new rule was taped onto doorways around town: Officials were limiting what a groom-to-be could pay for a bride.
"The going rate was about $38,000, or five times the average annual salary in this village about four hours outside of Beijing. Now, families were told to keep it below $2,900.
"Anything more and they would risk being accused of human trafficking.
"The “bride price” — cash, and possibly a house or other goodies to the bride-to-be’s parents — has been part of the marriage pact in most of China for centuries. The costs, though, are swelling as China copes with one of the biggest demographic imbalances in history."
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