The Shanghai Marriage Market or `People`s Park blind date corner` is a marriage market held at People`s Park in Shanghai, China. Parents of unmarried adults come to the park every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. to trade information on their children. The primary goal of attending the Shanghai marriage market is for parents to find a suitable partner for their child. The standards of finding the right match may be based upon but not limited to age, height, job, income, education, family values, Chinese zodiac sign, and personality. All of this information is written on a piece of paper, which is then put at umbrella among other parents` advertisements for their children. The parents walk around chatting with other parents to see if there is a harmonious fit only after their children`s standards are met.They put paper with informations about their children on the umbrella.
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