"Ten thousand purple 5-yuan (77 cents) banknotes, 1,100 red 100-yuan banknotes, and as many green 50-yuan banknotes as possible. That's the bottom line for the gift money."
A man surnamed Wang, from Dongying, East China's Shandong province, explaining the local standards for the gift money men must pay the families of their prospective brides. Many men in rural regions remain single because their families cannot afford the gift money.
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