Bàijīn zhǔyì (Money Worship) in China!

 Many of young generation of China today can hardly remember the middle-school textbook that taught them Mao's philosophy that capitalism bred the worship of money, from which originated many bad ideals, and therefore, such thinking was to be avoided.

Now, Chairman Mao would turn over in his grave after hearing that according to a recent poll (conducted by Reuters company) has concluded that in whole world , China has the highest percentage of citizens who agree "Money is the best sign of a person's success."

The drive for personal gain can partially explain China's fast economic growth in the past three decades, unparalleled in any other place in the world. 
When people were given the freedom to make money after the long period of a rigid planned economy, enormous vitality was released. 
As a result, China, once in the financial ruins, is now among the top three largest economies in the world.

But money is now thought of as having the utmost weight and power. Have a problem? Fix it with cash. From individual trouble to social problems, it is widely held that money can help find a way out.

Money has become so powerful in China that it can also buy you LOVE.

There was no surprise when a female contestant on a popular TV dating show, “If You Are the One,”(Fei Cheng Wu Rao) announced: “I’d rather cry in a BMW than smile on a bicycle.” It may sound arrogant but the contestant, Ma Nuo, now popularly known as “the BMW woman,” was merely expressing a social reality. 

Zhu Zhenfang, another contestant on the same show caused a stir when she refused to shake hands with a prospective suitor, saying he "must pay 200,000 yuan for the privilege." "Why 200,000 yuan?" she continued. "Because my basic criteria for my future boyfriend is that he must earn this amount of money each month." 


 

Zhu Zhenfang and Ma Nuo (both are now a celebrity in China)

Now a days in China, , true love is all about the numbers in your bank accounts. 
A potential suitor may have a good sense of humor and reasonable good looks, but what really matters is if he owns an apartment and how many square feet it is. A sizable bank account is also a must, and, some say, so is a luxury car. 
                                                                                    

Boys trying to please girls with expensive bags and an apartment.


Feng Yuan, a 26-year-old who works in a government education company, tried to set up a friend with a man she thought suitable.
“When she heard he didn’t own an apartment, she refused even to meet him,” recalled Ms. Feng. “She said, ‘What’s the point? Without an apartment, love isn’t possible.”’

What I personally feel is the woman who marries for love without money has "Good Nights" but "Sorry Days". 
Let me know what do you guys feel?