2025 Young People Renting而非Buying三金 for Wedding Preparations

Guangdong people are simply a version ahead. While other regions are still stuck in the era of sky-high bride prices in the hundreds of thousands, and families competing over whether three gold pieces are enough or five are required, Guangdongers have already scaled back to just three gold items—or even skip buying gold altogether, renting it for two days just to get married. Those who do want to buy can simply purchase fake gold jewelry. And anyone who bought real gold for weddings before can now head straight to recycling shops and sell it off now that gold prices have surged—so much so that it’s actually forced some gold stores to close down.

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