Thousands of tourists gather to watch the colourful decorated boats in China’s traditional water procession on National Day. Photo by AFP
Unprecedented number of marriages were reported in China October 2 as the country celebrates National Day, local media reported. More than 2,000 couples got married in the Chinese capital Beijing alone on the first day of the week-long holiday, and the number of marriages Wednesday was the largest number in a single day in the city's history, the Beijing Times said. The holiday is one of three designated "golden weeks" in the year, meant to get China's 1.3 billion people to spend more lavishly to help lift the economy.