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Traditional wedding ceremony of Yao people

2014-01-28 15:35:23

(People's Daily Online)

 

Nie Changying (left) takes selfies with her bridesmaid in Wujiazhai Village, Gucheng Town, Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 25, 2014. (Xinhua/Chen Zixia)

Nie Changying, 26, is a woman of Yao ethnic group. She has worked in Beijing after graduating from Minzu University of China. The working experience has widened her horizons and made her cherish the folk customs. Before the Spring Festival this year, she went back hometown and held a traditional wedding ceremony in Wujiazhai Village, Gucheng Town, Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

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