Hong Kong woman rejected for height at mainland ‘matchmaking corner’ sparks humorous debate
Matchmaking corners are events where mainland parents display posters with details about unmarried adult children to find partners
A Hong Kong woman shared her disappointing experience at a “matchmaking corner” in southern China, where she faced rejection due to her age and height of only 154cm, igniting ridicule and humorous debate among mainland netizens.
The woman, known online as “Daily Life of the Slightly Plump Xiangxiang”, was born in the 1990s and identifies as a fashion blogger with over 70,000 followers on Xiaohongshu.
Although based in Hong Kong, she originally hails from Chaozhou, a city in southern Guangdong province.
On December 5, she posted a video recounting her matchmaking experience at Tianhe Park in Guangzhou, which began with her taking a three-hour train journey from Hong Kong, departing at 7.50am.
She explained her desire to find a partner from the mainland, expressing a preference for kind and gentle men, noting: “Hong Kong men tend to have bad tempers.”
Matchmaking corners, established in major cities like Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen since 2004, are unique cultural events where eager parents display posters with detailed personal information about their unmarried adult children, hoping to find suitable partners for them.
