Looking for Mr Right at 29: True love rules now
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Twenty-nine seems to be a 鈥渄readful鈥 year for single women in China, especially in rural areas. But Yang Yunfei, who is entering her 30s, is in no rush to get married.
Yang is from Shibadong, a Miao minority village in central Hunan Province. Shibadong in Chinese means 鈥18 caves.鈥
Yang was a well-known 鈥減oor girl鈥 in her village. Her parents relied on a meager 0.2 hectares of land to support aging and sick grandparents, Yang and her younger brother and sister.
To help out with the family expenses, Yang migrated to work in cities after graduating from secondary school.
鈥淭o support our families, women in my village usually get married at early ages,鈥 Yang said. 鈥淏ut I didn鈥檛 want to compromise.鈥
Tucked away in remote mountains, Shibadong was once an extremely impoverished village. Its per capita annual net income was just 1,668 yuan (US$240) in 2013, with 136 out of 225 households living below the poverty line.
In the same year, the nationwide 鈥渢argeted poverty alleviation鈥 campaign was initiated there. Thanks to improved infrastructure, featured industries such as tourism and agricultural products began to boom in the village.
Seeing the changes in her hometown, Yang returned three years ago. After receiving free training organized by the poverty alleviation working team dispatched to the village, she became a tour guide.
As life in the village continues to improve, her notion of love and marriage are changing as well.
鈥淚 have more expectations for true love. Some of my female friends got married only to find someone to depend on. But now, with a steady income, I鈥檇 rather stay unmarried if I don鈥檛 find my Mr Right,鈥 she said.
During the Lunar New Year holiday, a dating event was held in Shibadong, drawing single people from nearby villages.
Wu Juzhen, a matchmaker, spoke with many participants. 鈥淩ural girls used to care more about their potential partner鈥檚 income and family background. It used to be that if a man didn鈥檛 beat his girlfriend, he was considered marriageable.鈥
鈥淏ut in recent years, girls are more concerned about if they are independent and responsible, and if their suitor is handsome,鈥 she said. 鈥淩ural females have higher requirements for their marriage.鈥
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