Betrothal gifts to brides' parents in China as of June 2013

The graph shows the amount of money given as a gift to brides' parents in China as of June 2013. This custom was originally meant to provide for the bride's aging parents, as she is traditionally expected to care for the husband's parents. Although with rising standards of living in China, this aspect is no longer a concern, many brides and their families still view a suiter's income as a barometer for his marriageability. In Henan province, men paid an average of 9,600 US dollars to their future spouse's family for their consent to the marriage.

Amount of money given as betrothal gifts to brides' parents in China as of June 2013, by region (in U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Amount in U.S. dollars
Zhejiang	24,000
Shandong	20,800
Shanghai	16,000
Hubei	12,800
Tibet	12,800
Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning	12,480
Tianjin	9,600
Henan	9,600
Shanxi	9,422
Hunan	8,000
Gansu	7,200
Jiangxi	6,080
Taiwan	5,440
Fujian	5,280
Qinghai	4,800
Shaanxi	4,800
Sichuan	4,800
Guizhou	3,200
Jiangsu	3,200
Hainan	3,200
Guangxi	3,022
Yunnan	2,667
Anhui	2,560
Ningxia	2,400
Beijing	1,600
Guangdong	1,600
Hebai	1,600
Inner Mongolia	1,422
Xinjiang	1,067
Hong Kong*	0
Macao*	0
Chongqing*	0

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June 2013

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China

Survey time period

as of June 6, 2013

Supplementary notes

Name of study has been translated from Chinese.
The source does not provide an exact survey date. The date provided is the publishing date.
*The source does not provide figures for these regions.

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