Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
The lonely men
of China's 'bachelor village'
Ever since
they were born, men have to face this social challenge in China where there are
around 15 more boys per every 100 girls. But that’s national average. In rural
areas especially where only limited, long and harsh transportation is available,
there aren’t so many girls who want to stay in or come to to marry local men, even
with a new house.
That is what
this tiny rural village of 1,600 population is facing. There are 112 unmarried men
between the age of 30 and 55 in the village. Where are the women? Do they
prefer not to get married? It seems that many young women left the village to work
and/or get married. Then why don’t those men leave the village to do the same?
Enjoy reading
and learning what makes young Chinese people stay or leave their hometown.
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