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[quote=LEONARDO,291349]Quote In Western society (like America) a father pays the groom and this most often takes the form of the girls father paying for the elaborate wedding festivities.In traditional Chinese society the Groom pays for the wedding festivities and gives gifts to the girl and her parents. These gifts can be specified in the negotiations for the bride. Today in China, it is the groom who pays for all the wedding cost. You are right for saying that China is changing fast and no one can say for sure which traditions will remain. Western wedding ceremony has take the place of traditional Chinese wedding ceremony. Nowadays, It is rare to see the traditional Chinese wedding ceremony displayed in the following picture:[/quote]
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