A collective wedding is held in Tangqi Town in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, on November 3, 2023. /IC

A collective wedding ceremony was held in Tangqi Town in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province on Friday. Eight couples tied the knot in the presence of residents and tourists, and they issued a proposal to reform outdated wedding customs, aiming to spread a modern perspective on love and marriage to a younger generation of eligible individuals.