SHANGHAI ~ China’s booming economic hub of Shanghai held its first exclusive “love boat” party aimed at hooking up the city’s millionaire men with rich attractive women, organizers and participants said.

The Saturday night gathering was held on the Captain One cruise boat with 119 male and 289 female guests paying up to 28,000 yuan (US$3,180) for the chance to find a dream partner, the organizers said.

“My aim is simple: just to find the right person – that’s enough,” an attractive woman in her 30s surnamed Lu said.