Why is Putian bride price so high?

On January 29th, 223, it was reported that a netizen made a suggestion on the "Leadership Message Board" on People's Daily. The netizen reflected: "The general bride price in Putian in 223 is 78, yuan, excluding the three gold, and the bride price in Zhongmen and Dongzhuang is as high as 8-2 million yuan. The ordinary working class can't afford this sky-high bride price. I hope the leaders can pay it.

In response, the Fujian Provincial Bureau for Letters and Calls replied to the netizen on January 2th, saying:

Your message reflected the complaint of "the bride price in Putian City is too high", and the People's Government of Pinghai Town, Xiuyu District, Putian City investigated and handled it. According to the investigation of Pinghai town government, according to the spirit of superiors, many levels of activities to change customs have been carried out, but some people's ideas have not changed. Pinghai Town will continue to strengthen the publicity of activities to change customs and habits, carry forward the new trend of the times, build a normal and long-term working mechanism to change customs and habits, and resolutely win the protracted and tough battle to change customs and habits.

In August last year, another netizen reflected the problem of high-priced bride price on the "Leadership Message Board": "Almost all towns and villages in Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian Province have a bad atmosphere of high-priced bride price money. The government has repeatedly rectified it, but it has not eliminated it from the source. Up to now, it is still high-priced bride price money, and it even increases every year, and the older marriageable young men are heavily in debt because of marriage."

In this regard, Pinghai Town, Xiuyu District, Putian City replied:

Your message reflected the matter of "strictly investigate and ban the unhealthy trend of high-priced bride price money", and Pinghai Town, Xiuyu District, Putian City investigated and handled it. According to the investigation in Pinghai Town, Xiuyu District, Putian City, the high-priced bride price you reflected is a problem of changing customs. In order to carry forward the new trend of the times, Pinghai Town has carried out many levels of activities to change customs according to the spirit of its superiors, but some people's ideas have not changed. Pinghai Town will continue to strengthen the publicity of activities to change customs and habits, build a normal and long-term working mechanism to change customs and habits, and resolutely win the protracted and tough battle to change customs and habits.