On July 12, 99 couples from all over the world gathered in Jinchang , Gansu Province to hold the fourth lavender Chinese-style collective wedding. Photo by Ma Longguo
China News Service, Lanzhou, July 12 (Reporter Cui Lin) "The beautiful Meng Jiang, the sound of the Luan (egg) will be general. The Yan is like Shunhua, just like the clear air..." On July 12, 99 people from all over the world The newlyweds gathered in Jinchang, Gansu Province, the flower city in the west, to hold the 4th lavender Chinese-style collective wedding, using the "sea of flowers" as evidence to witness their love for each other.
At the wedding scene, accompanied by ancient music, the newlyweds dressed in traditional Chinese wedding attire bowed and entered. The bride walks with a swaying garland, lightly dragging her silk ribbon on the ground, while giving gifts; the groom wears a crown, has a handsome appearance, and is steady and elegant. The newlyweds opened the ceremony, offered incense, and performed traditional etiquette such as bun ceremony, altar opening ceremony, fanning ceremony, sending gold powder to "home", three bows and nine knocks, uniting ceremony , and hand-holding ceremony, leading guests and friends to experience China through the "thousand years" The beauty of traditional wedding customs.
The picture shows the wedding scene. Photo by Ma Longguo
Wang Gang, deputy director of the Nickel Capital Pioneers Memorial Hall in Jinchuan District, Jinchang City, said that the theme of this collective wedding is "Love Across Thousands of Years", and the wedding clothes and rituals worn by the newlyweds are not fixed in a certain way. Instead of a specific dynasty, different periods such as the Han, Tang, Ming and Qing dynasties, and the late Qing Dynasty are "stringed together" to show the public the "broad and profound" Chinese traditional culture through the elements of thousands of years of wedding customs. For example: the bun ceremony has been in existence since the Han Dynasty. When a girl gets married, her mother holds a gold comb for her daughter to smooth her hair and spread good fortune. Another example: 合卺(jǐn) ceremony, that is, the couple joins the melon (páo), which means that the husband and wife respect each other, love each other, and are harmonious and happy.
Wang Gang said that since 2015, Jinchang has successfully held 11 collective weddings, and the former resource-based city has gradually transformed into the "Western Flower City, Romantic City". Nowadays, Jinchang, Gansu Province, which integrates various natural tourism resources such as desert, oasis and sea of flowers, is attracting more and more tourists to come here for wedding photography and witness love, and the tourism industry is heating up.
The picture shows the newlyweds coming from the "sea of flowers". Photo by Cui Lin
"Jinchang is not the small northwest town we imagined. We were very happy to participate in the traditional Chinese wedding. We felt the solemnity and sanctity of the traditional Chinese etiquette, and more deeply understood the meaning of filial piety, the righteousness between husband and wife, and the grace of tying hair. , This is very instructive for our new stage of life," the groom Lin De and the bride Li Yifan said in an interview with a reporter from China News Service.
Another newcomer from Taiwan, Cai Zonghan and He Li, said: "We feel very honored to be able to participate in this event. The 'Western Flower City' Jinchang is beautiful and there are many fun, beautiful and delicious things. This is our A very unforgettable journey in life” (End)
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