{"id":11854,"date":"2018-08-31T17:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=11854"},"modified":"2022-04-02T11:12:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T03:12:56","slug":"a-wedding-ceremony-in-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/chinese-culture\/a-wedding-ceremony-in-beijing","title":{"rendered":"A Wedding Ceremony in Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Civil wedding ceremonies go on everyday in Beijing. Spring and summer are the most popular time of year for weddings.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today at the invitation of one of my former university classmates &#8211; Mr. Jiang, I take part in his son&#8217;s marriage ceremony held in the Golden Hall at the Building C of Beijing Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the grand wedding reception options are outsourced to wedding planning companies&nbsp;that&nbsp;have professional&nbsp;teams in charge of venues, flowers, caterers, photographers, dresses, clothes hire, car rental and the list goes on&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His son&#8217;s civil ceremony is no exception considering the fact that over 350 participants are present for the reception, not an easy task for coordination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-girls-play-string-instruments-welcoming-the-guests.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-girls-play-string-instruments-welcoming-the-guests.jpg\" alt=\"4 girls play string instruments welcoming \" class=\"wp-image-11856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-girls-play-string-instruments-welcoming-the-guests.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-girls-play-string-instruments-welcoming-the-guests-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>4 girls play string instruments welcoming<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Golden Hall at Beijing Hotel is a popular venue for wedding ceremonies in Beijing. The hall can hold as many as 500 people with a mixed decor style of tradition and modernity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The host table is just set in front of the delicately adorned platform flanked by two\u00a0video projection screens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-host-table-is-just-set-in-front-of-the-delicately-adorned-platform.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-host-table-is-just-set-in-front-of-the-delicately-adorned-platform.jpg\" alt=\"The host table is just set in front of the delicately adorned platform\" class=\"wp-image-11857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-host-table-is-just-set-in-front-of-the-delicately-adorned-platform.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-host-table-is-just-set-in-front-of-the-delicately-adorned-platform-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The host table is just set in front of the delicately adorned platform<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the middle of the hall is the long love corridor adorned with flowers and crystal pendants. The groom will walk through the corridor and greet his bride at the other end\u00a0and walk her back to the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/In-th-middle-of-the-hall-is-the-long-love-corridor-adorned-with-flowers-and-crystal-pendants.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/In-th-middle-of-the-hall-is-the-long-love-corridor-adorned-with-flowers-and-crystal-pendants.jpg\" alt=\"In th middle of the hall is the long love corridor adorned with flowers and crystal pendants\" class=\"wp-image-11858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/In-th-middle-of-the-hall-is-the-long-love-corridor-adorned-with-flowers-and-crystal-pendants.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/In-th-middle-of-the-hall-is-the-long-love-corridor-adorned-with-flowers-and-crystal-pendants-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>In th middle of the hall is the long love corridor adorned with flowers and crystal pendants<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Each table is decorated with a flower stand and piled with drinks, wines, appetizers and cold dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Each-table-is-decorated-with-a-flower-stand-and-piled-with-drinks-wines-and-appetizers-and-cold-dishes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Each-table-is-decorated-with-a-flower-stand-and-piled-with-drinks-wines-and-appetizers-and-cold-dishes.jpg\" alt=\"Each table is decorated with a flower stand and piled with drinks, wines and appetizers and cold dishes\" class=\"wp-image-11859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Each-table-is-decorated-with-a-flower-stand-and-piled-with-drinks-wines-and-appetizers-and-cold-dishes.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Each-table-is-decorated-with-a-flower-stand-and-piled-with-drinks-wines-and-appetizers-and-cold-dishes-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Each table is decorated with a flower stand and piled with drinks, wines and appetizers and cold dishes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here come the three pairs of\u00a0bridesmaids and best men\u00a0arm in arm walking to the plantform through the love corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Here-come-the-three-pairs-of-bridemaids-and-best-men-arm-in-arm-walking-to-the-planform-through-the-love-corridor..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Here-come-the-three-pairs-of-bridemaids-and-best-men-arm-in-arm-walking-to-the-planform-through-the-love-corridor..jpg\" alt=\"Here come the three pairs of bridemaids and best men arm in arm walking to the planform through the love corridor.\" class=\"wp-image-11861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Here-come-the-three-pairs-of-bridemaids-and-best-men-arm-in-arm-walking-to-the-planform-through-the-love-corridor..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Here-come-the-three-pairs-of-bridemaids-and-best-men-arm-in-arm-walking-to-the-planform-through-the-love-corridor.-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Here come the three pairs of bridesmaids and best men arm in arm walking to the planform through the love corridor.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-officiant-is-presiding-over-the-ceemony-from-the-beginning-to-the-end..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-officiant-is-presiding-over-the-ceemony-from-the-beginning-to-the-end..jpg\" alt=\"The officiant is presiding over the ceemony from the beginning to the end.\" class=\"wp-image-11863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-officiant-is-presiding-over-the-ceemony-from-the-beginning-to-the-end..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-officiant-is-presiding-over-the-ceemony-from-the-beginning-to-the-end.-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>An officiant is presiding over the ceremony from the beginning to the end.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The groom is walking through the love corridor blowing his saxophone from the platform to the other end of the flowers adorned corridor to meet her bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-groom-is-walking-through-the-love-corridor-blowing-his-saxophone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-groom-is-walking-through-the-love-corridor-blowing-his-saxophone.jpg\" alt=\"The groom is walking through the love corridor blowing his saxophone\" class=\"wp-image-11864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-groom-is-walking-through-the-love-corridor-blowing-his-saxophone.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-groom-is-walking-through-the-love-corridor-blowing-his-saxophone-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The groom is walking through the love corridor blowing his saxophone<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Arm in arm, the bride and the groom are embarking on their love passage \u2013 the flower decorated long corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arm-im-arm-the-bride-and-the-groom-are-embarking-on-their-love-passage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arm-im-arm-the-bride-and-the-groom-are-embarking-on-their-love-passage.jpg\" alt=\"Arm im arm, the bride and the groom are embarking on their love passage\" class=\"wp-image-11866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arm-im-arm-the-bride-and-the-groom-are-embarking-on-their-love-passage.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arm-im-arm-the-bride-and-the-groom-are-embarking-on-their-love-passage-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Arm in arm, the bride and the groom are embarking on their love passage<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-bride-and-the-groom-are-happily-walking-through-the-love-corridor-arm-in-arm..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-bride-and-the-groom-are-happily-walking-through-the-love-corridor-arm-in-arm..jpg\" alt=\"The bride and the groom are happily walking through the love \" class=\"wp-image-11867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-bride-and-the-groom-are-happily-walking-through-the-love-corridor-arm-in-arm..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-bride-and-the-groom-are-happily-walking-through-the-love-corridor-arm-in-arm.-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The bride and the groom are happily walking through the love<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Two\u00a0children are arranged in the wedding ceremony in very memory making ways.\u00a0\u00a0The exchange of rings Kissing in front of all the guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kissing-in-front-of-all-the-guests.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kissing-in-front-of-all-the-guests.jpg\" alt=\"Kissing in front of all the guests\" class=\"wp-image-11870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kissing-in-front-of-all-the-guests.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kissing-in-front-of-all-the-guests-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Kissing in front of all the guests<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Both-parents-of-the-bride-and-groom-are-similing-from-the-bottom-of-their-hearts..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Both-parents-of-the-bride-and-groom-are-similing-from-the-bottom-of-their-hearts..jpg\" alt=\"Both parents of the bride and groom are similing from the bottom of their hearts.\" class=\"wp-image-11872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Both-parents-of-the-bride-and-groom-are-similing-from-the-bottom-of-their-hearts..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Both-parents-of-the-bride-and-groom-are-similing-from-the-bottom-of-their-hearts.-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Both parents of the bride and groom are smiling from the bottom of their hearts.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-bride-and-the-groom-and-their-parents-are-up-on-the-platform.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-bride-and-the-groom-and-their-parents-are-up-on-the-platform.jpg\" alt=\"The bride and the groom and their parents are up on the platform\" class=\"wp-image-11873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-bride-and-the-groom-and-their-parents-are-up-on-the-platform.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-bride-and-the-groom-and-their-parents-are-up-on-the-platform-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The bride and the groom and their parents are up on the platform<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The groom\u2019s father, Mr. Jiang is making a short speech in the ceremony and hands down their family\u2019s Instructions: if the family lives in harmony, all affairs will prosper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mr.-Jiang-is-making-a-short-speech-in-the-ceremony-and-hands-down-their-familys-Instructions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mr.-Jiang-is-making-a-short-speech-in-the-ceremony-and-hands-down-their-familys-Instructions.jpg\" alt=\"Mr. Jiang is making a short speech in the ceremony and hands down their family's Instructions\" class=\"wp-image-11874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mr.-Jiang-is-making-a-short-speech-in-the-ceremony-and-hands-down-their-familys-Instructions.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mr.-Jiang-is-making-a-short-speech-in-the-ceremony-and-hands-down-their-familys-Instructions-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Mr. Jiang is making a short speech in the ceremony and hands down their family&#8217;s Instructions<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/About-350-guests-are-attending-the-wedding-reception.1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/About-350-guests-are-attending-the-wedding-reception.1.jpg\" alt=\"About 350 guests are attending the wedding reception.\" class=\"wp-image-11876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/About-350-guests-are-attending-the-wedding-reception.1.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/About-350-guests-are-attending-the-wedding-reception.1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>About 350 guests are attending the wedding reception.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-projection-screen-is-putting-on-a-VCR-about-the-bride-and-grooms-love-story..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-projection-screen-is-putting-on-a-VCR-about-the-bride-and-grooms-love-story..jpg\" alt=\"The projection screen is putting on a VCR about the bride \" class=\"wp-image-11877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-projection-screen-is-putting-on-a-VCR-about-the-bride-and-grooms-love-story..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-projection-screen-is-putting-on-a-VCR-about-the-bride-and-grooms-love-story.-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The projection screen is putting on a VCR about the bride<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recreational-performances-are-put-on-to-entertain-the-guests.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recreational-performances-are-put-on-to-entertain-the-guests.jpg\" alt=\"Recreational performances are put on to entertain the guests\" class=\"wp-image-11878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recreational-performances-are-put-on-to-entertain-the-guests.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recreational-performances-are-put-on-to-entertain-the-guests-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Recreational performances are put on to entertain the guests<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caterers-are-busy-serving-the-guests-in-the-course-of-the-civil-ceremony..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"747\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caterers-are-busy-serving-the-guests-in-the-course-of-the-civil-ceremony..jpg\" alt=\"Caterers are busy serving the guests in the course of the civil ceremony.\" class=\"wp-image-11879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caterers-are-busy-serving-the-guests-in-the-course-of-the-civil-ceremony..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caterers-are-busy-serving-the-guests-in-the-course-of-the-civil-ceremony.-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Caterers are busy serving the guests in the course of the civil ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-bride-and-the-groom-is-coming-to-each-table-to-make-a-toast..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-bride-and-the-groom-is-coming-to-each-table-to-make-a-toast..jpg\" alt=\"The bride and the groom is coming to each table to make a toast.\" class=\"wp-image-11880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-bride-and-the-groom-is-coming-to-each-table-to-make-a-toast..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-bride-and-the-groom-is-coming-to-each-table-to-make-a-toast.-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The bride and the groom is coming to each table to make a toast.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,&nbsp; here are some options for Beijing guided tours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_day_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Day Tour<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_package_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Tour Packages<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_winter_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Winter Tour<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_autumn_tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Autumn Tour<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/great_wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Great Wall Tour<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/car_rental\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Car Rental in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Tours<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/china_city_tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China City Tours<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/china-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/when-to-visit-beijing-best-time-to-visit-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Time to Visit Beijing<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-plan-a-trip-to-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to plan a trip to Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/top_10_must_see_attractions_in_beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/forbidden-city-travel-tips-the-palace-museum-travel-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Forbidden City<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-the-temple-of-heaven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-summer-palace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Summer Palace<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-visit-ming-tombs-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/tips-for-visiting-the-great-wall-of-china-around-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-tiananmen-square\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/the-top-10-hutongs-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Hutongs<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-visit-birds-nest-and-water-cube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/top-10-beijing-markets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/top-10-beijing-shopping-malls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/shopping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-attractions-tips\/wangfujing-street-a-famous-pedestrian-street-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wangfujing Walking Street<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-attractions-tips\/qianmen-street-a-famous-pedestrian-street-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Qianmen Commercial Street<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/night-view-of-gui-jie-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gui Jie ( Ghost Street) Food Street<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civil wedding ceremonies go on everyday in Beijing. Spring and summer are the most popular time of year for weddings. Today at the invitation of one of my former university classmates &#8211; Mr. Jiang, I take part in his son&#8217;s marriage ceremony held in the Golden Hall at the Building C of Beijing Hotel. Most&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,5],"tags":[2258,2259,2260],"class_list":["post-11854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beijing-travel","category-chinese-culture","tag-beijing-civil-ceremony","tag-beijing-wedding-ceremony","tag-beijing-wedding-receptions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11854"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11854"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31205,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11854\/revisions\/31205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}