Marriage in China has undergone change during the country's reform and opening period, especially because of new legal policies like the New Marriage Law of 1980 and the one-child policy introduced in 1979. The major change in the twentieth century is characterized by the change from traditional structures for Chinese marriage, such as the arranged marriage, to one where the freedom to choose one’s partner is respected. This evolved from the development of new rights for women. While divorce remains rare in China, the 1.96 million couples applying for divorce in 2010 represented a rate 14% higher than the year before and doubled from ten years ago.[1]