China: Wedding Feast Carries On as Heavy Rain Floods Venue in Shaanxi

This unforgettable scene was captured in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, on May 18, 2026. It looks like a party on a river, but it’s actually an outdoor wedding feast. A sudden heavy downpour flooded the square with dozens of centimeters of water. Relatives and friends sit around dozens of round tables, watching the ceremony and waiting for the meal. Thankfully, the organizers set up cozy canopies and fences, keeping guests dry. Rain can’t stop love and blessings—everyone shows up in the storm to celebrate the newlyweds.

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The Beijing Olympic flame arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 25 for the Japan leg of the torch relay in Nagano. The flame in a lantern held by Li Binghua (C), vice head of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee, arrived here aboard a special charter flight from the Australian capital of Canberra.

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - IOC vice president Chiharu Igaya (L), Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai (C) and Li Binghua, vice head of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee, hold a lantern carrying the Olympic flame at Haneda airport in Tokyo April 25. The flame arrived at the airport aboard a special charter flight from the Australian capital of Canberra for the Japan leg of the torch relay in Nagano.

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The Beijing Olympic flame arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 25 for the Japan leg of the torch relay in Nagano. The flame in a lantern held by Li Binghua (C), vice head of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee, arrived here aboard a special charter flight from the Australian capital of Canberra. (Kyodo)

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - IOC vice president Chiharu Igaya (L), Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai (C) and Li Binghua, vice head of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee, hold a lantern carrying the Olympic flame at Haneda airport in Tokyo April 25. The flame arrived at the airport aboard a special charter flight from the Australian capital of Canberra for the Japan leg of the torch relay in Nagano. (Kyodo)

Olympic flame arrives in Pyongyang

Olympic flame arrives in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Li Binghua (2nd from L), vice president of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, holds a lantern encasing the Olympic flame on his arrival at Pyongyang's international airport on April 28. The Olympic flame arrived in North Korea from the South Korean capital of Seoul for the first torch relay in the country. (Kyodo)

Olympic flame arrives in Pyongyang

Olympic flame arrives in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Li Binghua, vice president of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, holds a lantern encasing the Olympic flame on his arrival at Pyongyang's international airport on April 28. The Olympic flame arrived in North Korea from the South Korean capital of Seoul for the first torch relay in the country. (Kyodo)

Olympic flame arrives in Pyongyang

Olympic flame arrives in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Li Binghua (3rd from R), vice president of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, shakes hands with Pak Hak Son, chairman of North Korea's Olympic Committee, as the Olympic flame arrives at Pyongyang's international airport early April 28. (Kyodo)