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Chinese couples tie the knot on auspicious date of 22/02/2022 / V000_323N68T
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Thousands of couples in China decided to tie the knot on Tuesday to coincide with the date 22/02/2022, considered auspicious. Tuesday is also the 22nd day of the first month of the Lunar year and the second day of the week, an extra boost for a date already considered to represent good fortune.
The number of marriage registrations in Beijing exceeded 4,700, according to Beijing city data -- nearly twice the number on Valentine's Day. More than 500 couples signed their marriage papers in the Chinese capital’s Civil Affairs Bureau.
Other Chinese cities saw similar matrimonial upsurges. In the eastern city of Nanjing, local media reported that more than 2,200 couples registered their unions, about ten times more than on a typical day, with more than 1,680 couples tying the knot in Guangzhou. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES