TAIWAN: Mass wedding in Taipei on a day of longevity

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LONDON, England / The Guardian / Life & Style / September 9, 2010

MASS WEDDING IN TAIPEI: A total of 163 couples were married in a mass ceremony at 9:09am today – the ninth day of the ninth month of the 99th year since the founding of their republic. The word for nine in Chinese sounds like the word for longevity.

Couples pose for a group photograph with Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin at the Taipei Flora Expo Hall. The mass wedding was organised by the City of Taipei. Photograph: Nicky Loh/Reuters













A bride sheds tears as she bows before her mother during a mass wedding in Taipei, Taiwan. Photograph: Wally Santana/AP

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