Dating By Parental Proxy

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  Shopping for a child’s potentialmate at blind date fairs
  
  At Beijing’s Yuyuantan Park, hundreds ofparents flock together at a spouse-huntingfair. The mid-summer heat hasn’t deterredthem from traveling from all corners of the city.They are here to find an ideal match for their sonor daughter. Many are holding a card with theirchild’s gender, age, height, educational background,job, monthly income and other specificson it. These “hunters” stroll around for others’information, and talk with those whose cardsinterest them. If the exchange goes well, contactdetails are swapped.
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