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Love in modern China: The matchmaker of Beijing

In the past 40 years, Zhu Fang says he’s brought 1,650 couples together, it’s made him one of Beijing’s most popular matchmakers. But time is changing, the young generation’s attitudes about relationships and marriage made him confused.

August 14, 2018
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