Wedding “By Numbers“ In China (1942)

Titles read: “WEDDING ’BY NUMBERS’ IN CHINA“. Chungking, China. Various shots at a mass wedding ceremony where 42 couples are married. Commentator says that now, “in the interests of war economy, weddings take place ’en bloc’“. A huge crowd watches the event. The brides are all dressed in traditional checked shifts and the men wear black suits. The brides and grooms walk separately towards a platform, each walking along a line of paper roses on the ground. A large portrait of Dr Sun Yat Sen, father of the Chinese Republic hangs above the platform. The couples stand together at a table on the platform and receive their marriage certificates. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 it