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Valentine's Day in China - in pictures

China Valentine's day: A couple waits to participate in a staged mass wedding, organised as part o
A couple waits to take part in a staged mass wedding in Shanghai, organised as part of a matchmaking event to inspire single people to take the plunge Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
China Valentine's day: A woman holds a sign during a matchmaking event in Jinshan beach, south of
A woman holds a sign during a matchmaking event in Jinshan beach, south of Shanghai. There are plenty of men to go round among China's nearly 1.4 billion people but social status can conspire against single professional women, sometimes making it difficult to find a partner Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
China Valentine's day: Flowers are displayed for sale at a flower shop in Xi an, China. The Chines
Flowers at a shop in Xian, China. The Chinese Valentine's Day falls on the 7th day of the 7th month on the Chinese lunar calendar - 13 August this year. An auspicious date, and a colourful time. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images
China Valentine's day: The parents of a person who is looking for a spouse, display a sign with th
The parents of a person looking for a spouse display a sign with their child's personal profile in People's Square in central Shanghai Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
China Valentine's day: A man looks at pictures of single people displayed on a board during a matc
A man looks at pictures of single women on a board at a matchmaking event in Shanghai Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
China Valentine's day: A man uses his phone to scan a QR code sticker, which is used to share pers
A man uses his phone to scan a QR code sticker used to share personal information, during a matchmaking event in Jinshan beach, south of Shanghai Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
China Valentine's day: A child sits under message of love hanging at a shopping mall in Beijing, C
A child sits under a message of love hanging at a shopping mall in Beijing, China Photograph: Andy Wong/AP
China Valentine's day: A man introduces himself onstage during a matchmaking event in Jinshan beac
A man introduces himself onstage during a matchmaking event in Jinshan beach, south of Shanghai Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
China Valentine's day: Women in wedding gowns participate in a brides' race event organized by a s
Women in wedding gowns take part in a brides' race event run by a shopping mall to celebrate the Qixi Festival in Guangzhou, southern China Photograph: China Stringer Network/Reuters
China Valentine's day: A man selling bouquets of roses approaches a couple on a street in Beijing
A man selling bouquets of roses approaches a couple on a Beijing street Photograph: Andy Wong/AP
China Valentine's day: Couples wait to participate in a staged mass wedding, organised as part of
Couples await a staged mass wedding, organised as part of a matchmaking event to inspire singles to get married, in Shanghai Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
China Valentine's day: 25-year-old Liu Tingting introduces herself during the recording of an epis
Liu Tingting, 25, introduces herself during the recording of an episode of Meet you on Saturday, a matchmaking TV show, at a local television station in Shanghai Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
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