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.

China-Taiwan working-level meeting held in Beijing

China-Taiwan working-level meeting held in Beijing

Jan Jih-horng (L), deputy secretary general of Taiwan's quasi-official Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), shakes hands with Li Yafei, deputy secretary general of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), on June 28 in Beijing before discussing a planned visit to Taiwan by ARATS chief Wang Daohan.

China-Taiwan talks

China-Taiwan talks

Li Yafei, deputy secretary general of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, is surrounded by journalists following a meeting with a delegation from Taiwan's Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF), in Beijing April 23. The Taiwan delegation, headed by SEF Deputy Secretary General Jan Jyh-horng, is on a three-day visit to Beijing July 22-24 for bilateral talks with China, the first in nearly two years.

China-Taiwan working-level meeting held in Beijing

China-Taiwan working-level meeting held in Beijing

Jan Jih-horng (L), deputy secretary general of Taiwan's quasi-official Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), shakes hands with Li Yafei, deputy secretary general of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), on June 28 in Beijing before discussing a planned visit to Taiwan by ARATS chief Wang Daohan.

China-Taiwan working-level meeting held in Beijing

China-Taiwan working-level meeting held in Beijing

Jan Jih-horng (L), deputy secretary general of Taiwan's quasi-official Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), shakes hands with Li Yafei, deputy secretary general of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), on June 28 in Beijing before discussing a planned visit to Taiwan by ARATS chief Wang Daohan.

China-Taiwan talks

China-Taiwan talks

Li Yafei, deputy secretary general of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, is surrounded by journalists following a meeting with a delegation from Taiwan's Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF), in Beijing April 23. The Taiwan delegation, headed by SEF Deputy Secretary General Jan Jyh-horng, is on a three-day visit to Beijing July 22-24 for bilateral talks with China, the first in nearly two years.