ɪn nˈuː tˈaɪd, jˈɑːŋ pˈʌblɪʃt ðə stˈoːɹi "ðə vˈɜːdʒɪn", ɐbˌaʊt ɐ nˈaɪntiːnjˈɪɹˈoʊld ɡˈɜːl fˈoːɹst tə mˈæɹi ɐ klˈeɪ stˈætʃuː ʌv hɜː hˈʌsbənd, hˌuː hæd dˈaɪd ˈæftɚ ðə mˈæɹɪdʒ wʌz ɚɹˈeɪndʒd baɪ ðɛɹ pˈɛɹənts, hˌuː ˈʌltᵻmətli hˈæŋz hɜːsˈɛlf ɪnðə mˈæɹɪdʒ tʃˈeɪmbɚ.
In New Tide, Yang published the story "The Virgin", about a nineteen-year-old girl forced to marry a clay statue of her husband, who had died after the marriage was arranged by their parents, who ultimately hangs herself in the marriage chamber.