A TOTAL
of 130 couples took part in a group wedding held in the ancient way in China. The
two-day event was conducted according to the marriage rites of the Han Dynasty
(220 BC - 220 AD). It was held in Xi'an of Shaanxi Province on Tuesday, for the
third consecutive year.
To
start the ceremony, the couples first gathered at Tang Paradise to participate
in a ritual on Monday.
Wearing
the red Han costume, the couples watched a musical show before the
"Emperor and Empress" showed up to give their blessings.
At
5am the next day, the couples – dressed in Han wedding attires – attended the
wedding ceremony at Xi'an Circumvallation.
The
couples also took vows to do their best in protecting and preserving the over
600-year-old city wall of Xi'an.
To
ensure everything was done according to Han customs, the organiser engaged
experts and scholars in Han studies as the advisers and they monitored the
whole ceremony.
"This
was the perfect wedding in my dream and now it has been realised," said
Deng Meiyu from Beijing.
Groom
Zhang Peng said the wedding ceremony was very meaningful.
"This
enables the young to understand Chinese traditions and culture, and the actual
meaning of love," he said. (Agencies)
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