The newlyweds perform the traditional matrimonial custom of locking up the Same Heart Lock, during the 2009 large international collective weddings in traditional Chinese Custom, at the Pujiu Temple of Yongji City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Aug. 26, 2009.
 Some 99 couples of newlyweds enter the nuptial site on red flowery sedans, during the 2009 large international collective weddings in traditional Chinese Custom, at the Pujiu Temple of Yongji City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Aug. 26, 2009.
 The newlyweds perform the traditional matrimonial custom of beating the drum together, during the 2009 large international collective weddings in traditional Chinese Custom, at the Pujiu Temple of Yongji City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Aug. 26, 2009.
 The newlyweds perform the traditional matrimonial custom of bowing to each other, during the 2009 large international collective weddings in traditional Chinese Custom, at the Pujiu Temple of Yongji City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Aug. 26, 2009.
 A couple of newlyweds perform the traditional matrimonial custom of fastening the Truelove Knot, during the 2009 large international collective weddings in traditional Chinese Custom, at the Pujiu Temple of Yongji City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Aug. 26, 2009. A total of 99 couples of brides and bridegrooms from China and overseas join in experiencing the flamboyant mass nuptials in traditional Chinese custom at the Pujiu Temple, where legendary romance of love in the Story of West Chamber occurred, to mark the Double Seventh Festival, the equivalent of Chinese Valentine’s Day. |