Bargaining for wedding, SW China (1/2)

A bride waits in a van for a bargaining over a big wedding ceremony between two families in Kongshan village, in the deep mountains of Dabashan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 7. As a local custom, the bride's side can delay the wedding until they are satisfied with arrangements including firecrackers, auspicious words and lucky money from the bridegroom’s side. [CNS Photo/Zhang Lang]