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TIL: The Shanghai Marriage Market is held at the People's Park on weekends where parents of unmarried children gather and trade their children's information with other parents to find a match. It has existed since 2004 and in 2013 it cost $3.20 for an ad there and marriage brokers charge a $16 fee.

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