India, March 23 -- A professor's detailed criteria for choosing a girlfriend has ignited a storm of discussion, with many likening his approach to an imperial concubine selection process. Lou, an associate professor at Zhejiang University's School of Marxism, reportedly outlined his preferences in a matchmaking chatroom earlier this month, reported the South China Morning Post, citing Chao News. In the post, Lou, 35, described himself as 175 cm tall, weighing 70 kg, with a PhD from a top Chinese university and an annual income exceeding 1 million yuan ( Rs.1.16 crore). He mentioned his interests in sports and financial investments and noted that he is the only child in a well-off family from Yiwu, Zhejiang.

Lou's ideal partner, he wrote,...