The national dowry city ranking is released: the first and last place, the difference is 18 times
How much does it cost us Chinese to get married?
Statistics show that in 2019, the average marriage transaction for each new couple in China reached more than 223,000 yuan, which is 3.5 times that of five years ago. And this is the most important transaction, not including the "hidden expenses" of buying a house and a car.
No wonder contemporary young people's demand for marriage has dropped sharply, and the response was strong: "Thank you for the invitation, I'm ready to die alone."
"Marriage" was originally synonymous with "happiness", but now it is firmly linked to "spending money" and "inconvenience", and the bride price is "obvious to all."
"Qualitative change" of bride price
As an indispensable part of traditional Chinese marriage customs, the dowry is also called "betrothal gift", which is the private collection of the man's property by women when discussing marriage. The dowry is a tool that a woman sends to the man's home when she gets married.
Originally based on the standard of "exchange value", neither party needs to be anxious about it, but in today's society, the bride price makes thousands of children cry, why is this? In addition to the factors of improper opening of the door, under the social background of more girls and boys, the economic situation of women's families seems less important, and the pressure of money and work suddenly shifts to the man's head. If you meet a family of women who are easy to negotiate, the gift money can also be negotiated. If you meet someone who "keeps close and does not release the pressure", you have to go back to the old path of Cowherd and Weaver Girl.
The status of dowry gifts across the country
In 2020, the dowry data from all over the country shows that the top three are Zhejiang Province, Heilongjiang Province, and Fujian Province. After that, let’s not talk about Jiangxi’s betrothal gifts being expensive, but Zhejiang’s betrothal gifts are the best, leading all provinces and regions in the country.
Regarding the situation of married brides receiving gifts, provinces and regions have changed. The top three are Shandong, Hebei, and Guangdong, while Jiangxi, which has the most explosive gifts on the Internet, has not yet entered the top ten.
Another way of "betrothal gift": buying a house
It's just that the bride price is enough to make people "worried", but for contemporary young people, the invisible marriage transaction-buying a house is the most expensive part. Houses represent safety and stability. No parents expect their children to live in a life of no fixed place after marriage, so it can be understood that buying a house is essential for starting a family. But how difficult it is to buy a house nowadays, I think everyone is tacitly aware that under the national policy of "applying to buy a house by lottery" in some areas, even the rich may not be able to buy a house, let alone no money?
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, in the third week of January 2021, housing price statistics in 70 key cities across the country were released. Among the 70 cities this week, 21 fell and 49 rose. The housing market is in a strong Xiaoyangchun , the number of rising cities greatly exceeded the number of falling cities.