A young man in Chinese traditional clothes helps his bride get off a sedan chair at a wedding ceremony held in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province on January 1, 2005.

The newly wed couple wave to each other at the traditional Chinese wedding ceremony.

Newly wed couples plant trees during a group wedding ceremony in Hechi, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on January 1, 2005. A total of nine couples tie the knot on the New Year's day.

Nine newly wed couples share the romantic moment at the group ceremony in Hechi.

Three newly wed couples kiss during a subway group wedding ceremony held in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province on January 1, 2006, also the New Year's day. According to the organizer, it is the first subway wedding ceremony in China.

A newly wed couple wave to wellwishers during the subway group wedding ceremony.

A Canadian young man smiles with his newly wed bride during the subway group wedding ceremony held in Nanjing. According to the organizer, it is the first subway wedding ceremony in China.

(China Daily January 2, 2006)