Low wages come in the way of finding a mate

BEIJING - "When will you bring back a daughter-in-law for us?" is the question uppermost on Xie Kaiqiang's parents' minds. Their son has been working in the capital city for five years and is still single.

With a slender monthly wage of 1,800 yuan ($283), Xie feels he is too poor to start a relationship with a girl.

"I can barely save any money after paying the rent," said the 23-year-old from a village in Changzhi city in North China's Shanxi province, who works as a property administration clerk for a community in Beijing.