I visited an orphanage a few miles outside Beijing with my students and we would spend 2-3 hours playing with the children. The orphanage itself contained about 80% babies all of whom were female perfectly illustrating the contempt the Chinese have for them in their society, and 20% older children with physical disabilities (both sexes, though the majority were female). We would play with the older children and sometimes visit the baby room for a quick cuddle. …showed first 75 words of 609 total…

…showed last 75 words of 609 total…for poor countryside girls and women to be more at risk of being kidnapped and forced into marriages against their will, or even sold into marriage by their own family members. For a good source on this topic, I suggest both "The Good Women of China" and "Red China Blues" which contain accounts of kidnapping and sale of brides. China Awakes by Kristof of the NY Times also provides terrifying accounts of this evil occurance.