TRAVEL
Gown Abroad
As marriage rates decline, a photography market is booming as young couples seek authenticity and conspicuous consumption overseas
Marriage
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Mixed Feelings
Mixed-race Chinese struggle with identity and acceptance—especially if they have dark skin
ANCIENT HISTORY
Single and Scary
Sedition, sexuality, sorcery, and seduction were among many anxieties that the Qing associated with unmarried men
LIFE
State of Affairs
Rocketing divorce rates have alarmed the government—is a culture of infidelity to blame?
LIFE
What Women Want/Don’t Want
TWOC presents the most desirable types of Chinese man and those opposite ones
FEMINISM
Unmarried, With Children
Faced with pregnancy permits, IVF restrictions, and social stigma, single women are fighting back—by having babies
SOCIETY
Breakups to Makeups: Why Divorce Is Getting Harder
How have divorce and unmarried cohabitation been addressed in China?
BOOKS
All the Single Ladies
The publication of Roseanne Lake’s “Leftover in China” was greeted with controversy over attribution, but how well does the book address its topic?
TRAVEL
Serendipitous Sayram
A two-day Kazakh-Han wedding transforms pastures of western Xinjiang, as change comes to local herders’ lives
HEALTH
No Baby, No Cry
Growing individualism and an embrace of non-traditional values mean more young couples are choosing to stay childless—despite pressure to procreate
