Long bus ride...lotsa time to talk...
Vincent (Chinese citizen and teacher of English): yes, my grandparents got divorced a long time ago.
Loni: Wow, I didn't know that people in China got divorced lots of years ago.
Vincent: in the reforms of 1949, they wanted to throw out anything old - old traditions, old customs, out with the old. So, anyone who had had an arranged marriage was encouraged to get divorced. My grandparents had an arranged marriage, so they got divorced.
Always learning about the land we call China.
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