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Destruction of the Family Promotion of interethnic marriage

Minority-Han Mixed Marriage as one Family. A Han Lad from Anwei Marries a Khotanese Flower. Their matchmaker turned out to be...

May 06, 2017
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On April 26 [2017], a lad from Anwei named Hu Liang and a Xinjiang belle named Gulbahar’s wedding was held at Chira County, Chira Village, Bashi [original text misspelled–see poster in the background] Jade Village. The event was jovial, enthusiastic, and lively with nearly 500 attendees.

In terms of the groom’s, Hu Liang, and bride’s, Gulbahar, story, Gulbahar Yusup is a belle from Chira County Bashi Jade Village. While being a laborer in neidi, she made the acquaintance of a lad from Anwei named Hu Liang. They worked together, assisted one another, gradually became affectionate [towards each other], fell in love, and finally reaped the sweet fruit of their love and became husband and wife.

The groom excitedly said, “thanks to the village party committee and worked team for holding this grand wedding. I’ve married [my] long-admired Uyghur belle. In the future we will certainly live our days well be good citizens who won’t forget the Party’s favor, will listen to the Party, follow it, respect the law, and protect ethnic unity.

The leader of the work team, Parahat told the new bride and groom, “You are the pride of this village’s ethnic unity. By holding your wedding, the entire village will construct an atmosphere in which everyone discusses ethnic unity and everyone strives to be a mode of ethnic unity as well as promote the normalization of “ethnic unity one family.”

…4月26日,安徽小伙胡亮和新疆姑娘古丽巴哈尔的婚礼在策勒县策勒乡巴西玉石买村村委会举行。现场欢声笑语,气氛热烈,热闹非凡,近500人参加了当天的婚礼。

说起新郎胡亮和新娘古丽巴哈尔·玉苏甫的结合还有一段故事,古丽巴哈尔·玉苏甫是策勒县策勒乡巴西玉石买村姑娘,她在内地打工时结识了安徽小伙胡亮,他们在一起打工、互帮互助,渐渐产生了好感,谈起了恋爱,最终收获爱的甜果结为夫妻。

新郎激动地说:“感谢村委会和驻村工作队给我们夫妻举办了这样盛大的婚礼,我娶到了心仪已久的维吾尔族姑娘,以后我们一定好好过日子,不忘报党恩,听党话,跟党走,争当遵纪守法、维护民族团结的好公民。”

驻村工作队队长帕尔哈提对新郎新娘说:“你们是村里民族团结的骄傲,通过为你们举办婚礼,在全村营造人人讲民族团结,人人争做民族团结模范的浓厚氛围,推进‘民族团结一家 亲’常态化。”

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