Wedding ceremony dates back to 3,000 years ago


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A bride and a groom sit down face to face in a traditional Zhou-style wedding ceremony in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province December 17, 2006. The ritual took shape during the ancient Zhou Dynasty (1046Bc-256 BC), and developed into the wedding ceremonies celebrated in the Chinese dynasties later on.

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A bride and a groom drink tea with ladles made of calabash during a traditional Zhou-style wedding ceremony in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province December 17, 2006.

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A bride and a groom are dressed up during a traditional Zhou-style wedding ceremony in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province December 17, 2006.


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