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Yao ethical wedding in southwest China's Guangxi

2008-11-11 07:52:57 GMT2008-11-11 15:52:57 (Beijing Time)  Xinhua English

Bride Zhao Minlian (R, front) and bridegroom Li Youqing have a rest on their ethical wedding in Tonglian Township of Yao ethnic group in Rongshui County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2008. The couple have been married for 9 years and had an 8-year-old daughter. According to the tradition of Yao ethnic group in Tonglian Township, couples don't hold the wedding ceremony until they live together for several years and their marriage is proved stable. (Xinhua Photo/Long Tao)

Bride Zhao Minlian makes up before her ethical wedding with husband Li Youqing in Tonglian Township of Yao ethnic group in Rongshui County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2008.

Bridegroom Li Youqing (L) dresses up before his ethical wedding with bride Zhao Minlian in Tonglian Township of Yao ethnic group in Rongshui County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2008.

Bride Zhao Minlian (L) and bridegroom Li Youqing kiss their daughter on their ethical wedding in Tonglian Township of Yao ethnic group in Rongshui County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2008.

People attend the long-table wedding feast on the ethical wedding of Bride Zhao Minlian and bridegroom Li Youqing in Tonglian Township of Yao ethnic group in Rongshui County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2008.

Bride Zhao Minlian and groom Li Youqing have a rest on their ethical wedding in Tonglian Township of Yao ethnic group in Rongshui County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2008. The couple have been married for 9 years and had an 8-year-old daughter. According to the tradition of Yao ethnic group in Tonglian Township, couples don't hold the wedding ceremony until they live together for several years and their marriage is proved stable.

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