| The Bachelor | |
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| Also known as | Bachelor |
| Traditional Chinese | 大男當婚 |
| Simplified Chinese | 大男当婚 |
| Literal meaning | Old Men Should Marry |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dà Nán Dāng Hūn |
| Written by | Rao Hui Li Xiao Liu Shen |
| Directed by | Sun Hao Zhang Xiaobo |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Zhao Ge Ren Lai Ai Wo" (找个人来爱我) performed by Li Jianheng |
| Ending theme | "Jian Bu Duan de Sinian" (剪不断的思念) performed by Li Jianheng |
| Composer | Liu Rui |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Zhang Weiwei |
| Producer | Sui Lan |
| Editor | Zhang Wenjun |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Yujia Shixing Pictures |
| Related | |
| Will You Marry Me and My Family (2010) | |
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The Bachelor is a 2012 Chinese family television series produced by Yujia Shixing Pictures (御嘉世星影业).
The series stars Xu Zheng as a 35-year-old single man under parental pressure to get married, and detailed his romantic adventures. It is co-directed by Sun Hao, who in 2010 directed a similar series Will You Marry Me and My Family about an older woman looking for a mate. (The lead actress Song Jia also stars in The Bachelor, but as a different character.) Both series were co-written by Rao Hui, Li Xiao and Liu Shen.
The Bachelor was first broadcast on Shanghai Television in the Shanghai area on August 8, 2012, before being broadcast nationally on Anhui Television, Zhejiang Television, Shenzhen Television and various websites on October 7, 2012. In Taiwan, it was broadcast on EyeTV in 2014.