Bride prices vary from CN¥ 1,000,000 in famously money-centric Shanghai to as little as CN¥ 10,000. A house is often required along with the bride price (an apartment is acceptable, but rentals are not) and a car under both or only the brides name, neither of which are counted toward the bride price itself.

How much should I pay for Chinese dowry?

The most common amounts given range from $1,888 to $8,888. There is no minimum sum, nor is there a limit as well. It is entirely up to you. The brides family will return a part of the total Pin Jin to the grooms family.

What is a bride price used for?

Bride-price is not a payment for women, but rather is seen as a way of valuing the labor of women, the effort involved by the brides family in raising the female, and the labor value of a womans offspring. The payment is a way of securing the rights of the husbands group over the womans children.

What is dowry in Chinese?

1. Dowry/ The Bride Price. In a Chinese wedding tradition, Pin Jin, meaning the brides price, is a practice in which the grooms family offers the brides family an amount of money as a symbol of respect. This is usually given during the Chinese betrothal ceremony.

What countries do you pay a dowry?

Dowry is a common practice in many parts of the world, especially in South Asia and several Middle East and North Africa countries. Dowry is most common in nations with inadequate male-biased inheritance laws and patrilineal societies, which expect women to live with or near their husbands family.

Is bride-price Legal?

So much so that it is even possible for many of us to forget that dowry was made illegal in India, criminalised by the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961. They can be classified as dowry (given by the brides side to the grooms family) and bride price (given by the grooms side to the brides family).

How do you pay bride-price?

In Nigeria, a marriage is recognized after gifts are given, and a bride price is paid by the grooms family to the brides family.