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Join us on today's show, we are venturing into the realm of maitri local marriages, where the husband takes up residence with his wife's family and their children carry on the maternal lineage.
This departure from traditional marital arrangements in China begs the question, what societal and economic factors are driving this phenomenon?
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In recent years, in economically advanced provinces such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang in China, we've noticed some families starting to move away from traditional marriage customs.
They opt for matrilocal marriages, where the husband moves in with his wife's family family or near the wife's parents and their children inherit the maternal family name.
Usually the wife's family holds a stronger financial position than the husbands.
So how are matriarchal marriages manifested in contemporary China today?
And we see some pretty high and specific standards to potential live in son in laws.
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