Bridegrooms, bamboo and buckets of water

In some parts of China, it is traditional for bridegrooms to leave their homes and live with their wife's family.

In Xilin county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on the day of their wedding, parents almost always send their sons to live with their wife's family.

The bride's family hosts a wedding ceremony, bears all the expense and, unlike other parts of the country, does not demand a dowry.