Matchmaking parents in Beijing

A father exchanges information with a mother from another family on their children during a gathering in the Zhongshan Park in central Beijing June 5, 2005. Parents meet here on every Thursday and Sunday afternoons to act as matchmakers for their daughters and sons, most of whom are white-collar workers enjoying high salary at the age of more than 30.

Parents gather in the Zhongshan Park in central Beijing to look for spouses for their adult children during a self-sponsored gathering June 5, 2005.