A bride-to-be of the Tujia ethnic group sings a "weeping song" with family members in Shuangfeng Village, Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture in south China's Hunan Province.
It is a folk-custom that a girl is supposed to "cry" and "sing" for seven days to one month before she is carried to her husband's home, to express her reluctance to part with parents. [CNS Photo/Zhao Jun]