Divorces in China rise as rules more flexible. BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Divorce may be becoming China's latest fad.
Divorces may still be lower than in developed countries, but civil affairs officials say many more people choose to end their marriages.
A total of 30 couples went to a civil affairs office in Wuhan of Hubei Province to get divorced on the first working day after the week-long May Day holiday.
Before the holiday, the average number of couples seeking a divorce was only eight a day.
Experts said that the long holiday provided enough time for couples to seriously think over whether they really wanted a divorce.
Despite the quick spike, divorce cases were already on the rise as a result of a new regulation passed last October which allows for easier marriages and divorces.
More than 200 couples filed for divorce at the Shanghai civil affairs office in October last year, more than double the total of 97 in September and up from 68 in the same month a year earlier.
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