The boyfriend's parents could not accept her age after all, and the relationship ended there: that is how Yingguang Guo became single at thirty-three, a leftover woman in the eyes of contemporary Chinese society. Burdened by questions she could not answer, she went to a park in Shanghai to act as her own matchmaker, holding up a sign listing her own accomplishments while parents came sniffing around to assess her suitability for their children. Besides being a place of relaxation, that park is a well-known marriage market.