One of the store's grandest items, a 16th century marriage bed, has inspired See’s 12th novel, “Lady Tan’s Circle of Women.”Based on the history of a young noblewoman, Tan Yunxian, who ...

BEIJING (SCMP): A man in China was told by his fiancée that he needed to burn the “marriage bed” of her and her ex-husband so that they could get married, but it turned out to be a scam.

Chinese Man Duped Of Rs 11 Lakh By Fiancee In Bizarre "Marriage Bed Burning" Scam In a unique online romance scam, a man in Tianjin, China, fell victim to a bizarre "marriage bed burning" ritual ...

New Delhi: A Chinese man, surnamed Wang, lost a large sum after being scammed by a woman he met on an online dating app. She convinced him to pay for a "ritual" that would supposedly mark a fresh ...

A Chinese wedding has many of the trappings of a Western marriage and in addition rituals, traditions and matters of etiquette to follow. In our series on Chinese weddings, we break these down and ...

China is easing restrictions on marriage registration as part of a broad campaign to address its shrinking population. New rules make it easier for couples to marry by reducing bureaucratic ...

In just six years, the number of Chinese people getting married for the first time fell by 41%, from 23.8 million in 2013 to 13.9 million in 2019, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics.

In 2022, China recorded 6.83 million marriage registrations — the lowest number since this data began being released in 1986, CNN reported.

How COVID and an antique marriage bed inspired Lisa See’s new historical novel Author Lisa See, right, and her cousin Leslee See Leong in their great-grandfather’s antique store, F. Suie One Co.

Court rules fraud after gullible man forks out US$14,000 on 'tradition' to destroy bed which new love slept in with now dead ex A man in China was told by his fiancee that he needed to burn the ...

In just six years, the number of Chinese people getting married for the first time fell by 41%, from 23.8 million in 2013 to 13.9 million in 2019, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics.

L.A. author Lisa See explains how her historical novel about a doctor, 'Lady Tan's Circle of Women,' was inspired by an antique bed in her family store.