Many young people in China today have fallen out of love with the idea of love.
And no longer wed to the idea of marriage.
With marriage and fertility rates at record lows in China.
What is standing in the way of young Chinese and true love?
At a casual glance, this verdant and genteel park in Central Beijing
looks like a popular spot for the elderly.
This is Zhongshan Park.
And these elderly park goers are on a mission.
To find the perfect spouse for their unmarried adult child.
These are called matchmaking corners.
And just like in the flea market, parents advertise their children's virtues,
hoping to attract prospective takers.
This parent's daughter is thirty-eight years old and one point six eight meters tall.
She's looking for a man who's at least one point seven five meters tall
with a stable job and who preferably owns an apartment in Beijing.
Another parent has a forty-six year old son who works in a state-owned enterprise.
Similar matchmaking corners can be found in major Chinese cities like Guangzhou and Shanghai.
Marriage rates in China have plummeted.
About six point eight million couples tied the knot last year,
the lowest since records began in nineteen eighty-six.