LoveCall Service Available on Chnlove Today!

Dear Chnlove.com Fans,

This past year has been all about change and reinvention for Chnlove.com. Chnlove.com today unveiled the all-new LoveCall service, the first of its real-time telecommunication service to let you manage all your phone communications with your wonderful Chinese ladies, just on any of your existing phones.

With LoveCall, you can make a call to the lady with the help of the translator. The translator will forward the message to the lady instantly so that you and your lady can communicate smoothly with no language barrier. What’s more exciting is that you can place a call with your mobile phones, land phones anytime, anywhere.

Go join the service today. Check out how LoveCall works and the service charge of it. We look forward to redefining your relationship with Chnlove and helping change the way you communicate with our ladies better.

In the meantime, stay tuned to this blog for the inside scoop on our upcoming projects. Who knows, Chnlove may change the way the rest of the world communicates too.

Sincerely,

Chnlove.com Team

Marriage Brokerage in China: Can Love Be Bought?

Chinese singletons laugh at a matchmaking party in Shanghai

This is a very tricky question. But in China, the answer may be “Yes”. It certainly isn’t in the movies and books you’ve read. In today’s China, many people are desperate for love and would like to build a happy relationship, with the help of the Marriage Brokers. People chose to turn to them not because they would love to marry someone for money. But they do want to attain romantic love and build a happy relationship. That’s why matchmakers have existed in China for many centuries.

Marriage Brokers is a Big Industry
It is very difficult to track the size of the marriage brokerage business in China, given that the business exists in many different forms. Many big names marriage brokers call themselves “Matchmaker” or “Matrimonial Consultancy”. Usually they are registered and are regulated. Traditional matchmaking services are provided to clients, including wedding arrangement, visa solutions, etc. However, there are some other smaller forms of marriage brokerages which exist as “Translation Consultancy” or “Information Services” business. Business is usually based on the matchmaking services rather than translation services. According to the data released by the Committee of Matchmaking Service Industries, China Association of Social Workers, the country has more than 20,000 traditional matchmaking companies which consist of total 200,000 workforces. There are around 6,000 Internet-based matchmaking agencies in the world. However, it is not always easy to know the exact size of the industry because many matchmaking companies exist in illegal forms as well.

Usually women older than 30 hires marriage brokers

What services do they provide?
Traditionally speaking, marriage brokers will provide services such as matchmaking, personal meeting, etc. While in today’s society, matchmakers provide various services such as party, travel, visa solutions, etc. In recent years, Internet based marriage brokers play a larger role, and many of them even cooperate with local TV stations to provide dating or matchmaking functions as well. One of the most well-known phenomenon of the matchmaking needs can be told by the Chinese TV show “If You Are the One", one of many popular matchmaking shows on which young people seek mates amid ribald jokes from the host and occasional racy comments from guests.

Who hires the Marriage Brokers?
No doubt the economy of China is developing very quickly especially in big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Modern Speed Dating has taken off, as boosted by its portrayal in shows such as Sex and the City as something that glamorous people did. The matchmakers in China follow suit as well in order to cater to the busy people. Since traditionally speaking, Chinese people see marriage as their most important goal in life. No matter how they live their lives, they still want to get married no matter what.
Usually, those who hire the matchmaking agencies include:

- Women who are older than 30 years old
In general, it is not easy to get married after you’re 30. But in recent years, women are enjoying a higher social status in Chinese society. In Beijing, you won’t find difficult to meet a career woman who is still single in their late 20s or 30s.

- Women who are divorced or widowed
Honestly speaking, China is still a society dominated by male. If a woman is divorced or widowed, it may not be easy for her to find a new lifetime partner.

How much are they willing to pay?
Depends, as services provided by the brokers vary. According to industry’s news, many who bet their luck on the brokers are willing to pay as high as USD 10000 to the brokers. That’s why many brokers in China are desperately looking for clients who wish to get married. And many marketing efforts are put into practice to help them get love.

Quality of Service

Really depends. Some provide premium one-stop-shop dating services including finding potential mates, dating, dating coaching, relationship consultation, language learning, visa solution, wedding planning, etc.

While some small operated business may not provide quality services. As it is considered as a traditional business, news or objective opinions about the quality service are usually given personally by others who did use the service itself.

Chnlove.com Blog Has Moved

OK this may be the last post at the old URL. Chnlove.com's blog moved to another domain today and we are running smoothly. The new blog is http://www.chnloveblog.com/. It integrated into our own system site. We'll keep posting every now and then about the things western gentlemen enjoy like dating in China, cultural issues and sometimes politics.

Please use the following links to navigate and utilize the new site.

http://www.chnloveblog.com/

There certainly is a chance that once a month or so I will be back here to send out a reminder. If you are able though, I would switch over to the new blog now.

Big Holiday Is Coming to China

Summer is almost over. Holiday mood is coming to China. The Mid-Autumn Festival holiday runs from September 22 to 24, while the Chinese national holiday starts on October 1 and goes until October 7.

It's time to munch on moon cakes and enjoy the full moon. People are going to enjoy the moonlight, eat moon cakes and hold reunion dinners with families as the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches. In China, people eat the traditional moon cakes, which have been made with sweet fillings of nuts, mashed red beans, lotus-seed paste, and in some cases egg yolks.

Do you want to celebrate this festival with your loved one? As the old Chinese saying goes “On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most”. Do you miss your dear one? It is time to buy her some moon cakes or flowers. Click here to choose what you can buy.

The New Anti Romance Scam Project

And some are very concerned about the online dating fraud rumors spread on the Internet. But many of these negative messages come from the misunderstanding between two cultures and the services of our site. So that’s why we’ve launched a new anti-scam website to help the public understand more about the issues.

Visit Chnlovescam.com for detailed measures adopted by Chlove.com, common scam scenarios, latest matchmaking industry news, misconceptions about the international dating service and other information that are sure to pique your interest. Check out the educational resources to expand your knowledge about dating in China. Support and explore Chnlove Anti-Scam project now. Then, come back and tell us what you think!

Chinese beauty series – Shanghainese Women

Shanghai - the most dynamic city in the world’s fastest- changing nation. It was the largest and most prosperous city in the Orient during the 1930’s, and created many playgrounds for foreign adventurers and socialite where Suzie Wong partied all night. So, in general, Shanghainese (that’s how Chinese people refer the locals) consider themselves as “affluent, smart, competitive and superior” more than any other Chinese. Well that means in other Chinese people’s eyes they are more arrogant.
Shanghai is the largest centre of commerce and finance in mainland China, so it is definitely a good place to meet some of the women who are well educated and have the best careers in the country. So, you won’t find it difficult to find a smart and beautiful Shanghai girl who is a career woman as well.

Shanghai women have certain styles, behaviors and personalities. They are really exquisite looking, with slim figures, and a good party queen as well. But they are also similar to any other traditional Chinese women, with traditional values and good education, with a perfect pout and can-do attitude. So, there is no question why Shanghainese women are at the top of the game.

Want to get a glimpse of the dating scene? Shanghai women are your perfect matches. See anyone who is interested to you from our network and reach your dream.

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Chinese Valentine's Day in Asia

Traditional "QiXi" Festival

Chnlove.com takes a peek at Chinese Valentine's Day around the world and includes Shanghai, Nanjing, Hunan and Japan in its sweep.

Chinese Valentine's Day, or QiXi Festival, the festival of “The Night of Sevens”, as it's called here in China, is a hit with many Chinese.

Hunan Satellite TV will broadcast live "QiXi special program" to celebrate the festival. There will be 21 pairs of courageous "love warrior" to declare love.

In the ancient capital of Nanjing, there will be a live Kun Opera performance called "Peony Pavilion" in a garden-style courtyard temple. "Peony Pavilion" is a classic love drama. It would also be broadcast live over the Internet.

And in Shanghai, speed dating party will be held in commercial area, where hundreds of white collar men and women sit down and have some enjoyable conversations to break the silence of the unusually-quiet district at night.

The Japanese, on the other hand, celebrate Tanabata ("evening of the seventh") on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the Japanese lunisolar calendar. Celebrations include decoration competitions, parades, carnivals, etc.

Chinese beauty series - Muslim Chinese - Hui Girls

Beautiful Chinese Muslim Girl

Probably everyone sees Chinese as Buddhist and ignore the existence of Muslim in the ethnic Chinese people. In fact, Islam in China has a very rich heritage and they live in different corners in the country. Officially speaking, the Muslim Chinese is referred as “Hui people” in the Chinese ethnicity classification system. In here we refer “Hui” people as ethnically Chinese but believe in Muslim. Unlike other Muslim ethnic groups in China, Hui people predominately speak Mandarin.

Culture
Judged by the facial features, most Hui are no different from the Han Chinese. And Hui are similar in culture to Han Chinese as well. But you can tell a little bit by their mode of dress. Like most cases in Islamic cultures, most Hui men wear white caps and women wear veils. They also practice Islamic dietary laws so they won’t eat pork nor drink alcohol. In contemporary Chinese society, Hui people still practice their own religion and stick to the Islamic tradition very well.
Since China is a very multi-national country, many Hui people have assimilated into the local Han Chinese culture already.


Language

Hui Girl in traditional costume

It depends on where the Hui people are. If they are ethnically Chinese, they speak Mandarin. For the Hui people living near Xinjiang or Mongolia, they may be mixed with Mongols or other ethnic groups. Of course, most of them are able to speak Mandarin, Uygur and other Turkic languages such as Kazak may be common.

Dating Scene
Still very traditional, especially in areas where Muslims are a majority. It is not common to see intermarriage between Han and Hui. Even if there is such case, religious conversion may take place. However, as China is becoming more modern, dating scene in China has been less restricted among Muslim women. Under Chinese law, it is fine for a non-Muslim to marry a Muslim.

Dating Advice
Chinese Muslim society is at heart conservative and the influence of Islam remains a strong presence in the Hui community. Relationship between foreigners and Hui people is not too common but you may have better luck if you live in Muslim regions such as Xinjiang. Dating a Muslim doesn’t mean you date one person – you date a whole family.
Rule of thumb in the relationship: Respect. It doesn’t matter what languages you speak. Mutual respect is the key to a successful relationship. After all, it is just the faith and living habit which may be different.

Hui Girls
Generally speaking, Hui girls are considered to be more beautiful than the Han Chinese. Some Hui women are with mixed Central Asian and European origins and they become synonymous with exotic glamour. It definitely enhances attractiveness in Asia where more individuals of mixed descent achieve fame in the regional media world. Besides, Hui women are considered mysterious in many people’s eyes. They have something extra special in that they embody an exoticness because of their delicate Asian features: almond shaped eyes and tan skin, with special traditional dress they wear and special custom they believe in. That makes Hui girls very stunning.

To seek a perfect Chinese muslim match, you are suggested to go to Chnlove.com and do your own search. Search the religion “Other” or in some regions like “Ningxia”, “Xinjiang”, “Gangsu” and “Inner Mongolia”. You’ll be amazed to find out some stunning Hui women.

Chinese beauty series - Beijing Women

Chinese beauty series
Regionalism is a strong force in China. In western culture, “Chinese” in general is regarded as the same group. However, in China, “Chinese” are a people with diverse physical traits, dialects and traditions. They are multicultural, multireligious and even share different cultures. So, when you travel from south to north, if you are careful enough you will distinguish the clear differences between the north and the south. Chinese women from different regions have a lot of differences in areas like physiques, personality and characters. See if you can notice that. Chinese beauty series is going to introduce you the differences of the Chinese women.

Beijing, it’s home to international Fortune 500 companies. So you’ll find Beijing modern. But it has long history. It is a historical city and the former center of a great empire. And it attracts intellectual, literary and artistic elite from all over the world, which gives it a reputation for being edgier and more avant grade than other places. People are considered to be thermoses—cold on the outside and warm on the inside and gregarious. They are also regarded by other Chinese as aloof and having a droll, ironic sense of humor.

Having worked in Chnlove for a while I've gained some valuable insights on the backgrounds of the beautiful Beijing women on Chnlove. Compared to other parts of China, yo find the Beijing women who are highly educated, as well as charmingly beautiful, and they are really the elites in the most populated country in the world. So, don't be surprised if you are exchanging correspondence with a beautiful and elegant professional like a CFA, international lawyer, marketing professional, IT expert, etc.

Of course, you'll expect that Chinese women from Beijing are becoming increasingly picky about the type of qualifications held by her future foreign husband as the dating scene is very hot in here. It is becoming harder and harder for foreigner to find a suitable date here because there are more and more Chinese men with excellent backgrounds. Always remember: Beijing is full of opportunity which attracts local and foreign talents.

Chnlove.com right now has over 400 lady profiles from Beijing. To connect with the Chinese women in Beijing area, click here to do the search, and choose Beijing as the location to find out more.

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Chinese beauty series - Northeast Chinese Women

Chinese beauty series
Regionalism is a strong force in China. In western culture, “Chinese” in general is regarded as the same group. However, in China, “Chinese” are a people with diverse physical traits, dialects and traditions. They are multicultural, multireligious and even share different cultures. So, when you travel from south to north, if you are careful enough you will distinguish the clear differences between the north and the south. Chinese women from different regions have a lot of differences in areas like physiques, personality and characters. See if you can notice that. Chinese beauty series is going to introduce you the differences of the Chinese women.

Northeast China


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The region includes Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning. This region is famous for its long and snowy winters. As the climate is colder than other parts of China, outdoor activities are not common. Historically speaking, Northeastern Chinese have the heritage of Nomad ethnic groups like Manchuria and Mongolia, northeastern Chinese are famous for its drinking habit. They are regarded as "imperious, quarrelsome, rather aloof, political, proud, and less ostentatious and flashy with their money than Southerners". People from northeast China are often taller and bigger, with broader shoulders, lighter skin and more pointed noses. Ladies from northeast China can be considered perfect and stand above their female compatriots – tall, light skin and beautiful face features.

Date Chinese women from northeastern part of China? Visit Chnlove.com and search the ladies by region.

Complete Transfer of Thai content to Thaimatches.com

We are pleased to announce that we will migrate all Thai content on Chnlove to Thaimatches on May 18.

In time, all history and existing data related to Thai services on Chnlove including Thai lady profiles, correspondence records, Cupid Note, Favorite Lists, etc will be transferred to Thaimatches. Thai content on Chnlove will no longer appear on the site as of May 19th, 2010. You can chat with all our Thai ladies, whether you previously corresponded on Chnlove or not, right in one place on Thaimatches.

IMPORTANT:

To provide smooth services, please pay attention to the following issues:

1. Data transfer will begin from 23:30(GMT), May 18. The whole task may take half an hour.

2. During this period, all members will not be able to login to 3 member sites of Qpid Network: Chnlove.com, Thaimatches.com, Qpidworld.com.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience through this migration. If you are experiencing any problems, please contact us to let us know exactly what is happening and provide as much detail as you can.

Migration to Qpid Network, plus new Thaimatches.com rolling forward!

We want to tell you about some exciting changes at Chnlove and our company in the beginning of Chinese New Year. The newly designed Chnlove and its brand-new sister site Thaimatches.com are now launched! Both sites are operated under Qpid Network.

About Qpid Network

Qpid Network is a leading global dating and relationship service platform with innovative technologies. The network business spans cross-language and cultural relationships products and services for consumers, including dating, gifts and flower delivery, visa arrangement, leisure & business travel solutions, multilingual translation and interpretation,etc. To keep pace with the development, Qpid Network will bring out more new websites. Click here to learn more.

Quick highlights of Qpid Network

1) Unified login system, profile management and support section

A key strength of the Qpid Network is its ability to adopt a unified login and profile management system, plus a newly developed support page. You just need to create, edit and maintain ONE account and profile to access to all member sites of Qpid Network. Simply go to My profile & Settings to configure the set-up. You may also visit the support page to ask questions and give suggestions for the services you use and solve any problems you encounter.

2) Qpid Credits bringing you one-stop payment convenience

With Qpid Credit, you are allowed to use EMF Mails and Address Request provided by Chnlove.com and Thaimatches.com. The old CL Credit is automatically upgraded to Qpid Credit, and can also be used on other member sites of Qpid Network! You may click here to top up your credit balance.

Qpid Network -- Thaimatches.com is now launched!

We are pleased to introduce Thaimatches.com. The new site lets you to search through thousands of lady profiles from Thailand. Vast information related to Thai people and culture, plus visa & travel resources -- are all available in one place and at your finger tips. Click here and use your Qpid Network account to login!

For members who communicate with Thai ladies on Chnlove: In an effort to more effectively serve to all users, your use related to Thai ladies on Chnlove will soon completely move to Thaimatches. By then your history and existing data related to Thai services such as Thai lady profiles, correspondence records, favorite list will be transferred from Chnlove to Thaimatches.

Now you may still continue your existing communication services on Chnlove. we won't go through this migration process until further advised. Please stay tuned for the continued updates.

Qpid Network - More Than What You've Asked For!

Our development team is working on making new exciting services, in order to extend your dating experience around the world empowered by Qpid Network. We anticipate this will be available very soon!

Do not hesitate to contact us or leave comments. Enjoy our new service and find your likeminded partners in our family of sites.

Chnlove Gets Ready for a Makeover

You remember when Chnlove stated plan to redesign the website as said earlier this year? This plan wasn't that highly publicized as we only mentioned a bit on our beta Twitter page. Well, at this moment, I'm going to tell you that the new version is coming full-steam ahead!

We are going to roll out a full site redesign to make it easier for Chnlove to connect with ladies from Asia, provider more user-friendly navigation, and add brand new features and content catering to needs and comments from members.

The new and improved Chnlove includes, among other things:

A fresh, modern design;
Redesigned pages, including My Account, Help & Info, Gifts & Flowers, and so on;
Newly designed pages, including Site Tour, Tips & Advice;
AddThis button on every post which allows you to share or bookmark to many of the most popular social networks and bookmarking destinations like Twitter, Facebook, Digg, and many more ;
Chnlove Blog, a new blog catering to members who love different kinds of shares (coming); and
Twitter page, a new tool for fans to follow the going on of Chnlove (coming).
I always have an eye for design and a knack for technology. With our creative team of art directors and copywriters, I hope to set creative standards for the site from time to time, develop solid client relationships, coordinate integrated creative services and find strong strategic solutions for the site's future projects.

To know how the new site benefits you, check the site out and find out more!

Welcome to the Official Blog of Chnlove.com

Ni Hao, I'm Will Kwok, the official Chnlove blogger, and I'd like to be the first to welcome you to this weblog. This newly launched blog is the first attempt at bringing you a complete transparent information of the site, some news of new launches by the company, development of our business, dating tips & advice, useful links and information , as well as exciting things that go on everyday at Chnlove.com to help you find your way around.

Why we create a blog here? Having successfully influenced the unique independent dating and marriage industry in China for more than a decade, the desire to enhance the quality of our services and continue to better the overall user online experience remains strong. We look no further to an easy, open and interactive communication platform such as weblog where all users openly communicate back and forth freely in a safe and trusted environment. That's our goal here as well.

Do you have any ideas of what you can read about here? Like any other blogs, we’ll give you the scoop about all new features of the site and and exciting things we find interesting to you. I’ll also mention about the latest findings, as well as dating tips & advice, visa information, traveler's news and feature stories of all web sites we source from the world called Internet.

That said we appreciate we still have a lot to do which is why we're grateful for your feedback. We're ready to collate comments on all the future entries, scouring bloglines, technorati, google blog search and the like. So we'll spot if you are talking about anything concern us on your own blogs. You can also email us or twitter us about what we're getting wrong (or hopefully right).

Our biggest challenge over the next few months will be to reflect and engage with the millions of you who are already using Chnlove.com to find their true love in China and Asia, about launching the new version of Chnlove.com. This is really a small step. It's only an upgrade after all. More to come!