50 couples from China marry in Sri Lanka

Fifty Chinese couples took part in a first-ever joint marriage ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday to woo more tourists to the South Asian island nation.

The mass wedding ceremony, conducted in the country's Buddhist traditions, was jointly organized by Sri Lanka's Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development and the Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka.

The couples experienced a traditional Sri Lankan wedding, with the host using a pair of cotton threads to tie the couples' little fingers together and pour water from a kettle, symbolizing loyalty and long-lasting love.