A couple of newlyweds perform the traditional matrimonial custom of fastening the Truelove Knot, during the 2009 large international collective weddings in traditional Chinese Custom, at the Pujiu Temple of Yongji City, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 26, 2009. A total of 99 couples of brides and bridegrooms from China and overseas join in experiencing the flamboyant mass nuptials in traditional Chinese custom at the Pujiu Temple, where legendary romance of love in the Story of West Chamber occurred, to mark the Double Seventh Festival, the equivalent of Chinese Valentine's Day. [Xue Jun/Xinhua]
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