It isn’t easy finding love in China. I’m not talking about sex. This is about love. While sex might be an element of falling in love, it isn’t love. And yes, there are individuals who think of love as a sexual desire.
For instance, high paid white-collar jobs in China are demanding and leave little time for romance, but with western style romance novels and romantic movies leading the way, searching for “love” however one defines it, is becoming common.
Although China’s open economy has made many people rich, “love” is still a difficult word to say since most Asians are more reserved than westerners.
“Romance Chinese Style” is a film by first-time director Maggie Gu that takes a close look at the romance industry in China that is helping to overcome this shortage of time and abundance of shyness.
Al Jazeera English reported on Maggie Gu’s film and looked at on-line dating, blind dates, double dates, and speed dating that is popular in China.
Since China opened its doors to the world, it has become a country in the fast lane, and in 2007, China’s first speed dating club opened.
Speed dating originated in the United States, but the concept reached China where for a small fee, to save time, speed dating takes place over the Internet.
This Internet speed dating service allows busy members of China’s growing middle class to meet potential mates, and since many Chinese find it difficult to express what they feel, there are classes available where wealthy professionals can discover how to express themselves in the language of romance.
A Love Market in China
Part 2 will post on June 28, 2017
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Lloyd Lofthouse is the award-winning author of My Splendid Concubine, Crazy is Normal, Running with the Enemy, and The Redemption of Don Juan Casanova.
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Finding love in a haystack. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome.