When given two options in their 20s: submitting to an arranged marriage or taking a vow of celibacy for life, some Chinese women preferred the latter. Instead of serving husband and children at home, they earned their living in spinning ...See moreWhen given two options in their 20s: submitting to an arranged marriage or taking a vow of celibacy for life, some Chinese women preferred the latter. Instead of serving husband and children at home, they earned their living in spinning factories and moved in a nursing home after retirement. Now in 90s, they tell their stories with pride and loneliness, but no regret: 'It was the fashion.' Written by
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