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Singles' Day

A young man walkin alone on the street.

A young man walkin alone on the street. Source: Gigi Chong

Singles' Day is an entertaining festival widespread among young Chinese people, to celebrate the fact that they are proud of being single. Is every single person really proud of oneself or one cannot escape the fate of being single? Gigi Chong explored the answers from the parents and the single young men and women.


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Singles' Day is an entertaining festival widespread among young Chinese people, to celebrate the fact that they are proud of being single. Is every single person really proud of oneself or one cannot escape the fate of being single? Gigi Chong explored the answers from the parents and the single young men and women.



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