Chinese Newlyweds Pose for Photographs in Beijing, China

Chinese newlyweds dressed in traditional wedding clothing pose for photos in an old shopping alley in Beijing on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. China has witnessed a steadily rising number of divorces and falling number of marriages in the past decade, with the divorce-to-marriage ratio hitting 45 percent in 2020, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. More than 73 percent of divorce cases in 2017 were brought by women. Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI