MARRIAGE IN CHINA can be mercenary. “Is 380,000 yuan a lot for a bride price?” a woman in Guangdong asks on a social-media site. She is thinking of getting married, and wants to know how much her ...

This is the first article in a series on bride prices. Few topics are the subject of more debate — or more clickbait headlines — in China than the sky-high bride prices found in some rural areas. Last ...

China’s top court issued draft regulations on handling disputes over bride prices on Monday, affirming that the length of cohabitation will be the determining factor in deciding whether the bride ...