| 1 | Matchmaking has existed since ancient times in Russia. | |
| 2 | Chapter 1 involves examining the origin and development of Matchmaker. | |
| 3 | There are a lot of vivid professional match-makers in Baihua novels in late Ming dynasty. | |
| 4 | Match-maker is the important part of marriage system in ancient China; professional match-maker is a noticeable phenomenon especially. | |
| 5 | The old tradition, however, was broken after the Soviet Union was founded and more value was placed on free love. |