Mass Chinese wedding in Colombo
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A grand mass wedding ceremony with the participation of 50 Chinese couples took place in Sri Lankan capital Colombo yesterday as part of the government’s agenda to promote Sri Lanka as an ideal wedding destination.
The ceremony, held in the Colombo Municipal Council grounds, was organized by the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development, the Ministry of Tourism and the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka.
Western Megapolis Minister Champika Ranawaka, speaking at the ceremony, thanked the couples for choosing Sri Lanka as their wedding destination and said both nations have shared strong and historical ties since ancient times.
“Sri Lanka is very proud to be selected as the destination for these couples to celebrate the most important days of their lives,” Ranawaka said.
He added that while this event would also promote Sri Lanka’s beauty globally, Sri Lanka itself is undergoing further development with the construction of new hotels and other areas catering especially for tourists.
Tourism Minister John Amaratunga said this event would help boost Sri Lanka’s tourism. “We hope through this event, many other couples, from other parts of the world, will select Sri Lanka as their wedding destination,” Amaratunga said.
The brides and grooms were dressed in typical Sri Lankan wedding attire, traditional Chinese wedding outfits, and gowns and tuxedos.
After the traditional dances, the couples were accompanied into heavily decorated tents where each couple exchanged rings while a holy thread was also tied on their fingers amidst religious chanting.
Wang Yan, a bride who participated in the mass wedding, said she had learnt of the event through her friends and was happy to select Sri Lanka as her wedding destination.
“The people here are very friendly and we have been treated so well. Sri Lanka is a beautiful country,” she said.
The couples will be taken on a tour of Yala, Sigiriya and Kandy, which are all popular tourist spots in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is a popular destination for Chinese tourists with China being the second-largest market.
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