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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Contemp China. 2013 Oct 4;23(86):351–371. doi: 10.1080/10670564.2013.832541

Table 4.

Men’s marriage expenses

Men marrying out-
of-province wives
Men marrying local
wives with
difficulty
Men marrying local
wives smoothly
(20) (63) (121)
Marriage expense
Total expense (yuan) 2,6770 33,848 45,847
New house (yuan) 8,325 17,394 25,185
Bride price (yuan) 7,010 6,066 6,844