A couple poses for a photo after receiving their marriage certificate at the marriage registration office of a civil affairs bureau in Xiangyang, Central China's Hubei Province on February 22, 2022. Photo: VCG

 Issues surrounding bride prices and getting married have annoyed young people and their families in Chinese rural areas, often sparking debate on Chinese social media. Shi Bingqi, a local Party chief of a village in Hejian, North China's Hebei Province, and a deputy of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), has been preparing a proposal for promoting low bride prices that he intends to present at the upcoming 14th NPC.

Hejian is one of 15 experimental areas in China carrying out marriage custom reform. Shi has persuaded 10 couples to accept low bride prices or even go without a bride price before getting married. Shi said that lowering bride prices can help reduce the financial burden on people living in rural areas.

China News Service

More and more directors at bureaus of culture and tourism have been exploring novel and creative methods to promote local tourist spots with help of short video platforms. These efforts have won them compliments from Chinese netizens.

These online promotional campaigns have proven quite effective. The number of tourists traveling to these areas has been increasing. 

The endeavors of officials should be encouraged but when it comes to the development of tourism, standardizing the market and improving the quality of services are also important.

Workers' Daily

Many audiences are still fascinated by the grand world view presented by the sci-fi works Three-Body and The Wandering Earth II. The rising popularity of these Chinese sci-fi works owe their success to the efforts of Chinese filmmakers and producers who tied imagination with realistic issues. 

At present, Chinese sci-fi films and TV dramas have been closely tied to real life, a method of storytelling that can help audiences think more about the future of humanity and technology.

Yangtse Evening Post