He Maochun, a professor at Tsinghua University, said during a lecture on women's education over the weekend that women from Guangzhou make the best wives.

In addition to being tender-hearted and hardworking, Guangzhou women can cook delicious soups and other dishes, a skill that has made them popular with men from around the country, the professor said.

Many men in north China regard Guangzhou women as their standard image of what makes a wife, He said. However, He also said Guangzhou women have to learn how to dress better and promote themselves, especially when compared with their Hong Kong and Macao counterparts.