1. Chinese Traditional and Contemporary Marital Customs
... Sedan" to the groom's home. The sedan is delicately decorated with dragon and phoenix patterns embroidered on its surface from the top to the curtains. A set of bright yellow silk tassels are attached along the bottom edges of the sedan. Some exquisite designs of the sedan even have a pair of streamers with small silver bells hanging on the front curtain ... . It is quite a unique phenomenon in old China, where the bureaucratic hierarchy was considered as the fundamental social order. Even today, the bridal motorcade receives the same courtesy on the road. According to old customs, the b...
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