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Shandong redefines romance with creative wedding registrations
2026-05-20
This year, over 12,700 couples have registered for marriage across Shandong province, according to the provincial civil affairs department.
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Shandong sees surge in marriage registrations
2025-09-01
Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day, which fell on Aug 29 this year, saw a sharp rise in the number of marriage registrations in East China's Shandong province.
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Across China: East China's populous province to prolong marriage leave
2024-11-27
Shandong province, with China's second-largest permanent resident population, plans to extend marriage leave.
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New guidelines unveiled to encourage, support childbirth
2024-11-01
China announced on Monday that it will double down efforts to encourage and support childbirth, including improving the maternity leave system and upgrading the provision for affordable child care services.
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New draft interpreting marriage and family section of Civil Code is disclosed
2024-06-14
A new draft document to interpret the marriage and family section of the Civil Code has been disclosed by China's top court on April 7 in order to solicit public opinions.
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Delaying marriage, kids, factor of low birth rate
2023-04-12
Chinese people predominantly prefer to have fewer babies and to provide the best possible conditions for bringing up their children, China's top health authority said on Tuesday, adding that more efforts will be made to encourage young people to get married and have children at adequate ages.
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Changing with the times
2022-07-19
Marriage customs originated as a way of expressing good wishes for newlyweds, but in some areas, they have developed into a face-saving activity that can place a big financial burden on families, experts said.