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After she signed the contract for her new apartment in southern China, Guo Miaomiao, 32, ran through the mental list of what she would get to enjoy as a homeowner. A leather couch. A pumpkin pendant lamp. Guo is one of a growing number of unmarried Chinese women buying property - a trend that strikes at one of Chinese society's most deeply rooted gender norms. For centuries, men have been expected to own a home to be eligible for marriage. For women, the home of their husband effectively...