Wedding of Lisu people in Sichuan, China

（People's Daily Online） 08:21, February 18, 2013

The bridesmaids' team goes to the groom's home in Xinyu village of Dechang county of Sichuan province on Feb. 15, 2013. The bride was covered by a red blanket on which the family of the bridegroom sprinkled some sheep feces to expel ghosts and diseases the bride brought from the wild. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

Edited and translated by Huang Jin, People's Daily Online

The Lisu people living in the mountainous areas in Dechang county of Sichuan still retain ancient wedding customs.

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