The authorities of Luliang city (Shaanxi province in northern China) will pay 1.5 thousand yuan (about $210) to women who marry before the age of 35, Xinhua reported.
Couples will receive the "prize" from 1 January 2025 It is noted that this must be the first marriage of both the bride and groom. The authorities took this decision to increase the birth rate.
Since the 1970s, the Chinese government has followed a policy of “one family, one child,” but due to the rapid decline in the birth rate and the aging of the population, the authorities have recently been forced to relax the restrictions. In 2022 the country's population began to decline for the first time in six decades. According to official forecasts, the proportion of citizens over the age of 60 in China will exceed 30% by 2035.