BEIJING, Nov. 26 -- A young man in Dalian, Liaoning Province, realized the way to his girl's heart was money, so he made a bunch of "roses" from 100 yuan notes, on Sunday.

The offering worked and the couple took a walk in the park, where one passerby was so moved by the "flowers" she said she would have agreed to court the young man too.

Comments from other residents were not so favorable, however, and one person was quoted as saying that not only was the man flaunting his wealth, it was illegal for him to make roses out of legal tender.

(Source: New Business/China Daily)

Web poll: Money helps buy you love

BEIJING, Nov. 27 -- It was love at first sight for marketing executive Lu Yun when he was introduced to his girlfriend two years ago.

But the 28-year-old adman from Shanghai has found that when it comes to the four-letter word, it is money that talks.

In fact, it was the subject of the couple's frequent fights - before they decided to "take a break" from the relationship early this year, he said.

"She made it very clear: An apartment works. No apartment, no-go," Lu said.

A recent snap poll conducted online by the China Youth Daily and qq.com, an online community visited mostly by young people, showed a growing number of the country's young adults shared the view of Lu's girlfriend.