Traditional group wedding held on Chinese Valentine's Day in China's Shanxi
STORY: Traditional group wedding held on Chinese Valentine's Day in China's Shanxi
DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:34
LOCATION: GAOPING, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the group wedding
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI PENG, Groom
STORYLINE:
A traditional group wedding was held in a village in north China's Shanxi Province on China's Qixi Festival, or the Chinese Valentine's Day.
This year's Qixi Festival was on Tuesday.
Many couples nationwide choose to tie the knot on this day.
SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI PENG, Groom
"The group wedding is lively and joyful. I think it will be memorable for both me and my wife. I believe it is the best wedding present for the two of us."
The Qixi Festival falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and celebrates the legend of the annual meeting between the mythological figures of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Gaoping, China.
(XHTV)
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