China groom lavished with garlands of money worth US$22,000, underscores cultural bias for sons

A bride and groom in China have received generous money garlands worth a total of 160,000 yuan (US$22,000) on their wedding day from the man’s eight elder sisters and their husbands.

The nuptials were held on May 15 in Shiyan of Hubei province, central China, Feidian Video reported.

A clip showing the couple standing on stage while the groom’s sisters and brothers-in-law take turns placing wreaths comprising multiple 100 yuan notes around the newlyweds’ necks, went viral on mainland social media.

Footage shows the sisters giving the cash-decorated garlands to the bride, while the brother-in-laws do the same for the groom, as the couple bow towards their relatives in a gesture of gratitude.

“The garlands are too heavy for their necks. This is such an enviable custom, haha,” the guest who shot the video said on Douyin.

She said the groom’s parents had passed away and his sisters always indulged him, and that his brothers-in-law are wealthy. They funded the wedding, she said.