- Culture and Lifestyle
- Relationships
- China
“These people are very excellent themselves, which leads to their high standards for partners,” Xu said. “And those who can meet those standards are few.”
Xu is the founder of Golden Bachelor, an online dating site catering to an expanding class of super-wealthy Chinese singletons who have it all except for one thing: a bride.
The Web site states in Chinese the qualifications for joining: a personal or family wealth of at least 2 million yuan ($292,000); a background that is extremely superior, wealthy and aristocratic; very good personal qualities or young, talented and beautiful.
Love,” offers a service that combines the traditional business of Chinese matchmaking with the power of a search engine
“More and more Chinese people are finding love from Web sites,” said Xu, 36. “The difference between us from other dating sites is we only focus on high-level clients — those with a high social status or superior physical condition. We don’t focus on the mass general public.”