China Scene: East

Heavy fog delays wedding, guests leave

A wedding scheduled for Sunday night was held in the early hours of Monday, as fog delayed the groom and his sidekicks, who, as per tradition, had to go to the bride's home 200 km away to fetch her.

Li Chunlin and Wang Jianghong were to get married in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province. According to local tradition, the bridegroom had to go to the bride's hometown in Yancheng to fetch her.