Love
and Dating in China
19 August
2006
Who
says Chinese are less romantic than
others? Look how many sexy festivals
China has:
Valentine’s
Day on February 14: It is
now widely accepted by the urban
Chinese, celebrated with flowers,
chocolates and a candle-lit dinner.
But it gets no luck in vast
countryside in which 80 percent of
population live. Some remote rural
areas just start running electricity,
and the villagers would wonder what’s
the fun in going back to candles.
Qixi, Chinese
Valentine’s Day on Lunar July 7: It
begins to be considered as the
China's answer to the Italian-style
romance. But instead of having a
priest as a matchmaker, Chinese have
a god as a matchbreaker.
White Valentine’s
Day on March 14: This year a
gift shop owner in Fujian Province
became the first Chinese to realise
that when Valentine shouted, the echo
would return after one month.
Bachelors Day
on November 11: A new
invention by young Chinese. It sounds
anti-romantic, but in fact it is like
a nation-wide Bachelor’s Party and
harbours a romantic hope that let
tonight be the last lonely night.
11-11
Bachelor Day's
Party
Couples Day on
February 22: Another recent
invention by China’s young.
Bachelor Day’s dream has been
fulfilled.
Then
there are numerous dating activities:
"1 Minute
Dating" - A great leap
forward from the slow Western version
of "8 Minutes Dating". Why
8 minutes when 1 minute can do the
trick, Chinese say. It might be
reasonable, considering there are
much more singles out there in China
than in any other country. You have
to speed up your selection process,
haven’t you?
"3 to
3" - A leap further
forward from "1 minute",
which is not only great but
revolutionary. Spend one minute
dating one person? So time consuming!
Let’s have three guys and three
girls dating together, that way each
can date three simultaneously.
"5 to
5" - A mass improvement
to "3 to 3". Five guys and
five girls, all at once, more
efficient naturally.
"One to
All" - An ultimate way
of dating. By wearing a handmade
black wristband embroidered with the
red capital letter M for English word
Marry, you can advertise your
intention to marry to whomever you
meet. It first appeared in Shanghai
in May, and has flourished since Chinese Valentine’s
Day. Now there
are estimated 2000 plus wrists with a
black band in Shanghai alone.
Apparently
not only China's economy is in the fast
lane, its love and dating have also
entered the highway.
"Love
you a little, my feeling is shallow…
" (“不爱那么多只爱一点点，别人的爱情像海深我的爱情浅…”)
- The lyric of a pop song has vividly
portrayed a fast-food style romance in
today’s China.
China
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