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<p>"<span word="How">How</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="province">province</span>?" <span word="This">This</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="ridiculous">ridiculous</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greeting">greeting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> "<span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Week">Week</span>" <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>. <span word="Incidentally">Incidentally</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weddings">weddings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="groom">groom</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bride">bride</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prevalent">prevalent</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> 89.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="abided">abided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="men">men</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>) <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="afford">afford</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="micro">micro</span>-<span word="bloggers">bloggers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="price">price</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marrying">marrying</span> <span word="varies">varies</span> <span word="from">from</span> 60,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($9,804) <span word="to">to</span> 100,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span>. <span word="Compare">Compare</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="of">of</span> 46,769 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> <span word="and">and</span> 28,752 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p>
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