Jiayuan.com (Chinese: 世纪佳缘; pinyin: shìjì jiāyuán) is the largest internet dating website in the People's Republic of China.
[1] Jiayuan was founded by current CEO Rose Gong from her dormitory room at Fudan University in Shanghai in 2003.
Jiayuan is designed to help Chinese singles find marriage, and discourages its members from pursuing short term flings.
[7] Jiayuan was publicly traded on the Nasdaq under the stock symbol "DATE".
[8] In an announcement made on December 9, 2015, Baihe Network, agreed to acquire Jiayuan.com for US$7.56 per American Depository Share.