Wedding banquets develop taste for frugality

A nationwide austerity drive means frugality is prevailing over lavishness on special occasions.

Like many of his peers, Du Yunlong chose to tie the knot during Spring Festival.

"My big day was a very simple one. The wedding dinner was held at an activity center for the elderly, and all the cars were borrowed from friends," said the 22-year-old from Shiquan village in Jiangxi province.