China self-made millionaire bride shows off dowry of flat, villa, US$1.4 million cash, Ferrari on big day – inspiring women to create own future
- First job in factory, aged 14, opens beauty salons, becomes wealthy
- Amasses property, car, cash with combined value of US$4.2 million
A bride in central China who proudly showed off her self-earned dowry that included a flat in Shenzhen, a holiday villa, a Ferrari, and 9.99 million yuan (US$1.4 million) has been praised on social media.
At her lavish wedding in Luyi county, Henan province in central China on February 5, she wore a traditional red Chinese dress and a glittering gold crown like those worn by ancient Chinese royalty.
Her four bridesmaids, dressed in the red uniforms of ancient ministers, held boards displaying the list of her dowry, reported Great Wall New Media.
The properties, money and car listed have a combined value of more than 30 million yuan (US$4.2 million), the report said.
The wedding took three months to prepare and included dances by professional troupes as well as drone performances.
“I think it is the most lavish wedding in our county,” said a female guest who filmed the event.
She said all the bride’s assets were earned by herself through the business she set up in Shenzhen, Guangdong province in southeastern China.
The bride, identified as Lizi, on Douyin, said she was born in a rural area and her first job was at a factory in Shenzhen when she was just 14. She later opened a beauty salon and now owns several outlets across the city.
She revealed on the social media platform that she met her husband on a dating app in 2023.
“From an ugly duckling in a village to living the life I have currently, I am quite content,” Lizi said in a video clip.
“In a good relationship, two partners match each other in strength and help each other grow,” she said. “Thank you for spoiling me and making me look like a little princess. You stop me feeling lonely,” Lizi told her husband.
The self-made millionaire has triggered an outpouring of admiration on mainland social media.
“My first reaction is that you are already so rich, why bother getting married?” Said one person on Douyin.
“Her story sends out positive energy. Hats off to this woman. She is much better than many other women who are greedy and always eager to marry wealthy guys,” another online observer wrote.
Stories of successful independent women often attract a lot of attention in China.
A single businesswoman in eastern Shandong province who owns a modelling school and an e-commerce company was in the spotlight in 2022 for using in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment abroad to have triplets.
