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...

For Salar ethnic group, marriage should be decided by parents, and their wedding ceremonies remain the same as those held two hundred years ago. According to the marriage tradition, they usually have their wedding ceremony in the midwinter, when ...

The Tatar have a unique style of their own wedding customs from China's other minorities- Tatar marry, that is they always marry groom out to bride's home firstly and then he is allowed to come back home with his bride. Seeking marriage ...

As one of China’s 55 ethnic minorities with smallest population, Lhoba Ethnic Minority live in Luoyu area and neighboring counties of Chayu, Motuo and Milin in southeastern Tibet. Though their life has changed a lot the last few years and centuri...

Live in southwest Yunnan along the border with Myanmar, Va ethnic minority call themselves the people of the cave, which may be a reference to their legendary place of origin. Local young people are free to love and prefer to get married with some...

Influenced by the Islamism, Dongxiang ethnic minorityhave the most striking male-female gender hierarchy among all Muslim peoples in northwest China. According to their marriage rituals, Marriage is always decided by parents and the young Muslim N...

She ethnic minority locates mainly in Zhejiang and Fujian province of China. There are some common marital customs, while the She Ethnic wedding ceremony in Fuding and Xiapu of Fujian Province is more special and interesting.     &n...

As one of the smallest ethnic minority in China, the Hezhe mainly lived on dog-drawn hunting and fishing before. Thus they are the only ethnic group to have the technique of fish skin dress making. In the early times, wedding dresses...

As Lahu Ethnic Minority is an ethnic group who lived a nomadic life in the very early period and later settled in the drainage area of the Lancang River in the south, their present daily life reflects their nomadic culture as well as their farming ...

Live along the Ili River in Xinjiang and in Liaoning Province, Xibe ethnic group speak a Manchu-Tungus language, worship ancestors and honor pantheon of gods that include the Insect King, Dragon King, Earth Spirit and Smallpox Spirit. Unlike...