Shanghai Marriage Market

Shanghai’s Marriage Market, where elderly residents gather in the hopes of setting up their children or grandchildren with “suitable” spouses by advertising their qualities. Read more …

Leftover Women in China

The issue of unmarried females, often stigmatised as “leftover” women, has long been a topic of concern in a society that prioritises marriage and motherhood for women. Read more …

One in a Billion Mother

From the moment Mary sensed she was pregnant with her third child she knew she had received a gift. But the niggling question of how a third child would affect their life worried her. Read more …

Distance and Duty

“Our generation of only-children is very self-conscious. We must shoulder all of our parents’ goals and their ever- bigger dreams…we don’t have our independent future, but rather, re-walk the path our parents didn’t finish.” Read more …