Two sheep as stepping stone to successful wedding For the engagement of Khalkhas Ethnic Minority, the groom-to-be should ride a horse with a pure white cotton flower on its head to send presents to his wife-to-be. In return, the bride’s pare...

The Mulam is an ethnic minority that lives in Guangxi Province, mainly in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. They practice monogamous as their marriage system. Actually the marriages of the young are traditi...

The Pumi ethnic group mainly locates in Yunnan Province along the Nujiang River. The Pumi people practice monogamy. Actually, a formal marriage includes several procedures such as seeking a marriage alliance. It could also include worshipping the...

Mainly located in South China's Guangxi Province, Jing Ethnic Minority is the only ethnic minority of China living on the sea. In Jing ethnic group people are free to choose their lovers by singing in an antiphonal style which...

For Oroqen Ethnic Minority, parents need to look for girls from outside clans for their son when he grows to 15 to 16 years old. After they find the suitable one, they will invite a marriage broker to the girl’s family to propose marriage. ...

De’ang Ethnic Minority mainly lives in Yunnan Province of China, De’ang was a name given to this ethnic group in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Marriage between a young man and young woman is not allowed if they have the same family na...

Though it is said that the wedding ceremony of Evenki Ethnic Minority is tending to modernization, it still features ancient and traditional elements. If a boy falls in love with a girl, his family will invite two matchmakers, usually one fe...

With the population of 18,000, the Jino Ethnic Minority mainly inhabits at Dai nationality autonomous prefecture, Sipsongpanna, Yunan province nowadays. After the Growing-up Ceremony, young people of Jino ethnic will joint into village communit...

As the oldest ethnic minority in Taiwan of China, Gaoshan has so many distinctive and special marriage customs. Some of the Gaoshan ethnic minority’s clans still keep the custom of the matriarchal clan society, thus after the traditional weddin...

Originated from the Czarist Russia immigrants in the 18th century, Russian ethnic group mainly live in Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China nowadays. The marriage custom keeps Russia tradition and rituals. Traditional Wedding Rituals Russian...