Traditional group wedding held on Chinese Valentine's Day in China's Shanxi

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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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