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Chinese blame their notoriously jam-packed streets on all kinds of things, preferably on government-types driving around needlessly in their government-issued cars. This time, it’s different. This traffic jam is caused by young couples who rush to the altar the municipal government building for their nuptials. Why the sudden run on weddings?
“It happened on January 30, the 8th day of the Chinese New Year,” the culturally clued-in Carnewschina tells us. “Because 8 is a lucky number in China, many couples will get married on that particular day.”
This traffic jam was caused in front of the Taizhou municipal government buildings in Taizhou in China’s Zhejiang Province.
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Bertel,
That this year is the auspicious Year of the Dragon may be a factor too.
And there may be a lot of that “banging” (reference your other China entry today) going on both pre- and post-nuptials to produce those lucky Dragon kids too…
Dang it, I’m still writing Year of the Rabbit on my checks.
Yes, it is auspicious to have a child born in the Year of the Dragon. And there are often blips in terms of births for those years. Of course, the tradeoff is that Dragon-kids will in the future face more competition for school spots and jobs.
The real Chinese baller summoned the government officer to his wedding banquet.
Dang those cars are filthy.
Come on, who gets married in a dirty BMW?
Would have thought that would lose some face…
They’re mostly clean and shiny, except for mud splash around the bottom. Judging by the gray skies, I suspect they may have run into a few puddles on the way.
magical thinking always screws up the works
Amongst the sea of black and gray cars I see one tiny lime green car.