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Valentine's Day marked worldwide

(Chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-02-14 17:46

Men and women take part in the world's largest speed dating event in Pattaya, the seaside city famous for its red-light night life, February 13, 2010, ahead of St. Valentine's day. Over 250 participants tried their luck at speed dating, an event where men and women are given a few minutes to talk to a participant of the opposite sex before moving on to the next one, as they try to make it into the Guinness World Records.[Photo/Agencies]

A woman carries a heart-shaped rose bouquet on the eve of Valentine's Day in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh February 13, 2010.[Photo/Agencies]

Tourists buying Valentine gifts are seen through a window of a gift shop in Cairo February 13, 2010.[Photo/Agencies]

(L-R) Rain Siu, Zero Yau, Gigi Hui and Ken Cheng in traditional Chinese and Western-style wedding costume take part in a wedding on Valentine's Day in Hong Kong February 14, 2010, also the first day of the Lunar New Year. The Chinese New Year began on February 14th and according to the Lunar calendar is the Year of the Tiger. [Photo/Agemcies]

A newly-wed couple plants a mangrove tree after their mass wedding at San Jose town, Palawan province, western Philippines, February 14, 2010. At least 300 couples attended the mass wedding on Valentine's Day.[Photo/Agencies]

Models dressed as Cupid and the Chinese God of Wealth offer roses and souvenirs outside a shopping mall in Hong Kong February 14, 2010. They are celebrating Valentine's Day and the first day of the Lunar New Year.[Photo/Agencies]

Actors dressed in Chinese traditional costumes attend a wedding ceremony to celebrate Valentine's Day, during a performance at a temple fair celebrating Chinese New Year in Beijing February 14, 2010. The Chinese New Year began on Sunday and according to the Lunar calendar, it is the Year of the Tiger.[Photo/Agencies]