Since that time, the economy of Hainan has grown at an astounding rate, as the Communist government of China has allowed the people to follow capitalist business practices. Many of the Cun are employed in agriculture. The hot, tropical weather provides heavy rain year- round, allowing crops to be grown continuously. Rice, sugar, coffee, tea, and rubber are all important crops. Other Cun are involved in mining salt, iron, gold, and other minerals.
Fishing is an important industry as well.
If not involved in agriculture, mining, or fishing, Cun are frequently small business owners. The Cun traditionally practiced many types of marriage. Sometimes a very young girl would be given to another family, raised as a daughter, then married to one of the sons in her new family. Other times parents would match a young man with a young woman and exchange a dowry and bride price. In the ideal marriage, a husband and wife met each other for the first time at the wedding.