Chinese netizens are pretty used to garish shows of wealth, but this lavish wedding is still managing to raise eyebrows on Weibo.
Pictures of a southern Chinese wedding are going viral on Chinese social media. The story started circulating after Bob Lam, a popular Hong Kong TV host, posted this photo of the bride with her jewellery. Lam was hired by the couple to host the wedding.
According to a report by the Southern Metropolis Daily [link in Chinese], the bride's dowry was worth several million yuan. This is a picture of the money and gold bracelets stacked:
The report did not disclose what the groom's family's source of income is, but just said the family runs its own business.
Since pictures started circulating, the story has largely drawn ire and jealous comments.
One netizen said: "Is this a wedding or Qin Shi Huang's funeral?" The latter was the emperor of China that unified the country in 221 BC from its fragmented warring states.
This commenter said: "If I had the money, I'd rather have a romantic wedding on a lawn or beach. This couple has money but is shameful."
"This wedding was put on as an outward show (of wealth)," said a Weibo user.
But some users were ambivalent. This user said he felt the couple was free to display their wealth at the wedding if they pleased, and that the negative reactions were unnecessary.
