Guanlan | Columnist, ChinaMatch Journal
Love is universal, yet every culture gives it its own language.
In China, love has never been only about two people falling in love. It is often connected to family, responsibility, loyalty, timing, and the quiet hope of finding someone with whom life can be shared for many years.
For centuries, Chinese people have written about love in poems, songs, letters, and stories. Some speak of passionate longing; others speak of a much quieter kind of devotion—the wish to have someone beside you when the seasons change, when parents grow older, and when life becomes ordinary.
This is one of the most beautiful things about understanding Chinese love: romance is often imagined not only as a moment, but as a journey.
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