国内英语资讯:Across China: Proposal to cut wedding costs welcomed in Zhejiang
<p><span word="HANGZHOU">HANGZHOU</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 11-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weddings">weddings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tongxiang">Tongxiang</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="east">east</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="newly">newly</span>-<span word="weds">weds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restrict">restrict</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,500 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 220 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="per">per</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="accommodate">accommodate</span> 10 <span word="guests">guests</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="motorcades">motorcades</span>, <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="big">big</span> "<span word="hongbao">hongbao</span>" (<span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="money">money</span>).</p><p><span word="Crazily">Crazily</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banquet">banquet</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="happier">happier</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Liang">Liang</span>, 26, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> 4,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="over">over</span> 470,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> -- <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="face">face</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Miaolin">Miaolin</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Century">Century</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="consisted">consisted</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="one">one</span> 12 <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="soup">soup</span>.</p><p>"<span word="About">About</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span>," <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tongxiang">Tongxiang</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> "<span word="outdated">outdated</span>" <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="improper">improper</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tease">tease</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groom">groom</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="bridesmaids">bridesmaids</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="games">games</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exceed">exceed</span> 600 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>-<span word="scissored">scissored</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="Xi">Xi</span>", <span word="or">or</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pasted">pasted</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yards">yards</span>.</p>
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