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31 & Single! I Visited China’s Marriage Market as Foreigner 🇨🇳😱
Shanghai Marriage Market Visit: Profile Boards and the English Corner
🇨🇳 31 and Single! What happens when a foreigner visits China’s famous Marriage Market? 😱❤️
I visited a real Marriage Market in China (相亲角), where parents and single people come together hoping to find the perfect partner!
Imagine walking through a park filled with hundreds of marriage...
🇨🇳 31 and Single! What happens when a foreigner visits China’s famous Marriage Market? 😱❤️
I visited a real Marriage Market in China (相亲角), where parents and single people come together hoping to find the perfect partner!
Imagine walking through a park filled with hundreds of marriage advertisements displaying people’s ages, heights, jobs, salaries, education, and even requirements for their future partners! 🤯
As a foreigner exploring China, I wanted to experience this fascinating side of Chinese culture firsthand. But something unexpected happened… TWO Chinese grandmas actually asked me if I wanted a wife! 😂❤️
* 🇨🇳 How China’s traditional marriage markets actually work
* ❤️ How Chinese parents search for partners for their children
* 💍 What Chinese singles look for in a husband or wife
* 😱 My experience visiting the marriage market as a foreigner
* 😂 The surprising conversations I had with local people
Is finding love in China really this different from the rest of the world?
Watch until the end and tell me what you think about this unique Chinese dating culture!
👍 LIKE if you enjoyed the experience
Alex Cage visits a Shanghai marriage market, where parents and single people display profiles while looking for potential partners. He travels by subway, finds crowded rows of profile sheets and speaks with visitors, including a parent sharing information about a daughter. The creator discusses the role of age, income, housing and family expectations in the conversations he encounters, and discovers an English corner within the market. The video is a personal visit to this public social gathering, not a guide promising that visitors will find a partner.
🇨🇳 31 and Single! What happens when a foreigner visits China’s famous Marriage Market? 😱❤️
I visited a real Marriage Market in China (相亲角), where parents and single people come together hoping to find the perfect partner!
Imagine walking through a park filled with hundreds of marriage advertisements displaying people’s ages, heights, jobs, salaries, education, and even requirements for their future partners! 🤯
As a foreigner exploring China, I wanted to experience this fascinating side of Chinese culture firsthand. But something unexpected happened… TWO Chinese grandmas actually asked me if I wanted a wife! 😂❤️
* 🇨🇳 How China’s traditional marriage markets actually work
* ❤️ How Chinese parents search for partners for their children
* 💍 What Chinese singles look for in a husband or wife
* 😱 My experience visiting the marriage market as a foreigner
* 😂 The surprising conversations I had with local people
Is finding love in China really this different from the rest of the world?
Watch until the end and tell me what you think about this unique Chinese dating culture!
👍 LIKE if you enjoyed the experience
Alex Cage introduces a Shanghai marriage market and explains that he is going to see how people look for partners there. He points out views of the Oriental Pearl Tower, Lujiazui, East Nanjing Road and the North Bund before taking the subway toward the market. At the entrance he finds a crowd and many paper profiles. He says the profiles can list information such as age, earnings, requirements and whether someone has a home in Shanghai. He speaks with a parent who says she is there with information about her daughter, and hears that young men and women go on blind dates. The creator walks around the busy market, says a home in Shanghai is often raised as a question, and reflects on parents sharing their adult children's profiles. He also finds an English corner in the market and speaks with visitors there. Later conversations touch on family expectations, including a comment that a son carries on the family name. The creator ends by saying he received a lot of information and found the people lovely. The video presents his impressions and conversations during one visit; it does not name the park or a nearby subway station.
Alex Cage visits a Shanghai marriage market, where parents and single people display profiles while looking for potential partners. He travels by subway, finds crowded rows of profile sheets and speaks with visitors, including a parent sharing information about a daughter. The creator discusses the role of age, income, housing and family expectations in the conversations he encounters, and discovers an English corner within the market. The video is a personal visit to this public social gathering, not a guide promising that visitors will find a partner.
Alex Cage explores Shanghai's crowded marriage market, its profile boards and an English corner.
Shanghai Marriage Market Visit: Profile Boards and the English Corner
0:43 The creator looks for a subway station to reach the marriage market, rides the metro and exits near its entrance. The video does not identify the station, so check the market's location before choosing a route.
1:20 The creator finds a large crowd and many profile sheets at the entrance. Expect a busy public gathering when visiting, and allow time to look around rather than assuming it is a quiet exhibit.
1:57 Profiles shown at the market can include age, earnings, partner requirements and whether a person has a home in Shanghai, according to the creator's explanation. The video does not identify individual visitors.
4:29 The creator discovers an English corner inside the marriage market. Visitors interested in speaking English can look for this area while exploring, although the video gives no schedule or formal participation rules.
0:43 The creator looks for a subway station to reach the marriage market, rides the metro and exits near its entrance. The video does not identify the station, so check the market's location before choosing a route.
1:20 The creator finds a large crowd and many profile sheets at the entrance. Expect a busy public gathering when visiting, and allow time to look around rather than assuming it is a quiet exhibit.
1:57 Profiles shown at the market can include age, earnings, partner requirements and whether a person has a home in Shanghai, according to the creator's explanation. The video does not identify individual visitors.
4:29 The creator discovers an English corner inside the marriage market. Visitors interested in speaking English can look for this area while exploring, although the video gives no schedule or formal participation rules.
0:01 How the marriage market works
0:18 Shanghai skyline landmarks
0:43 Subway ride to the market
1:20 Entering the marriage market
1:57 Profiles and family expectations
2:37 Conversation with a parent
3:16 Walking through the crowd
4:29 The English corner
5:36 More market conversations
7:30 Reflections after the visit
0:01 How the marriage market works
0:18 Shanghai skyline landmarks
0:43 Subway ride to the market
1:20 Entering the marriage market
1:57 Profiles and family expectations
2:37 Conversation with a parent
3:16 Walking through the crowd
4:29 The English corner
5:36 More market conversations
7:30 Reflections after the visit
Where does Alex Cage visit the marriage market?
He visits a marriage market in Shanghai. The video does not name the park or the nearest subway station.
What information appears on the marriage market profiles?
The creator says profiles may show details such as age, earnings, requirements and whether someone has a home in Shanghai.
Is there an English corner at the market?
Yes. The creator discovers an English corner while walking through the marriage market.
Does the video say visitors will find a partner there?
No. It documents the creator's visit and conversations, not a guarantee that a visitor will meet a partner.
