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Wealthy Chinese seek partners aboard matchmaking cruise |
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Sunday, 26 November 2006 |
Educated, overworked and looking for love, members of China's new rich gathered Saturday for what was touted as the country's first dating cruise -- open only to men worth at least $250,000.
LONELY HEARTS
The cruise, organized by a matchmaking Web site, illustrates a growing phenomena: Well-educated and increasingly affluent young Chinese are having a hard time finding partners, Xu Tianli said he staged the event -- tickets for which cost $3,600 -- as a public service.
"We're the country with the world's biggest population, so marriage is a serious concern, especially for wealthy men who don't have time to meet anyone," Xu said.
SCREENING PROCESS
Female participants had to be college educated and undergo a rigorous screening process. Xu said participants had been narrowed down from a list of 408 applicants, 119 of them men.
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