Traditional Wedding Ceremony In Qinghai Province

HUANGZHONG COUNTY, CHINA - DECEMBER 29: (CHINA OUT) Twenty-year-old bride Zhang Yujuan, cries as she bids farewell to her relatives after a wedding ceremony on December 29, 2005 in Huangzhong County of Qinghai Province, China. On the eve of the wedding the groom, accompanied by his relatives and a matchmaker, bring wine, mutton and the bride's dress to the bride's home. In the small hours the groom takes the bride to his home and holds a traditional wedding ceremony. The new couple offers obeisance to heaven and earth, their parents, and each other, before entering the bridal chamber. Relatives of both families then have a get-together and a wedding banquet. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)