A bride smiles during a mass wedding in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 27, 2009. The mass wedding, under the theme of "blessing the homeland", was attended by 60 couples. The 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China will be celebrated on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

A groom prepares to kiss his bride during a mass wedding in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 27, 2009. The mass wedding, under the theme of "blessing the homeland", was attended by 60 couples. The 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China will be celebrated on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

A groom walks with his bride during a mass wedding in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 27, 2009. The mass wedding, under the theme of "blessing the homeland", was attended by 60 couples. The 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China will be celebrated on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

A couple hangs a "heart lock" during a mass wedding in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 27, 2009. The mass wedding, under the theme of "blessing the homeland", was attended by 60 couples. The 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China will be celebrated on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

A couple exchanges the rings during a mass wedding in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 27, 2009. The mass wedding, under the theme of "blessing the homeland", was attended by 60 couples. The 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China will be celebrated on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

New couples release the pigeons during a mass wedding in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 27, 2009. The mass wedding, under the theme of "blessing the homeland", was attended by 60 couples. The 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China will be celebrated on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)