Adventures in China: Beijing, Xi'an, and Shanghai / IMG_8104 pictures by Bridgett Harrington (c) 2004 www.blackbookart.com

Live models show off the hottest in Chinese wedding attire from a busy shop window near where I was staying.
Even though 90% or more of the country is Atheist or Agnostic, the culture behind big weddings is strong,
and the wedding industry booming- there were 2 whole blocks of wedding-related shops in Xi'an.