At China’s so-called “marriage market” in a park in the heart of Shanghai, well-meaning parents try to match up their aging children by touting their attributes … on umbrellas.

At a downtown market in Shanghai, people are hustling to sell their goods. But at this market shaded by trees lining the pathways of People's Park, their goods are their grown children. "Born in ...

It’s a similar story at Fan Dongfang’s booth. He says he matches 20 to 30 people a year and brandishes a clutch of wedding invitations as if to prove it. He also has a glut of women on his books.

We attended a marriage market. It's inside People's Park, a wooded expanse of the giant city of Shanghai. This is a scene. AOWEN CAO: Yeah. INSKEEP: There's hundreds of people here.

People peruse the rows of signs advertising would-be wives and husbands at the marriage market in Shanghai’s People’s Park, while some exchange contact details in hope of lining up a meeting ...

Every Sunday in Beijing’s Zhongshan Park, thousands of parents and grandparents gather to find love for their children in “marriage markets.” Older family members visit these parks to ...