'Golden week': wedding season boom in China with 600,000 couples tying knot

Months of delayed nuptials have been crowded together with one man having to attend 23 celebrations

Couples have rushed to get married over China's national day holiday in the first wedding season since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Months of delayed nuptial celebrations were crowded into the golden week" holiday, traditionally a popular time for weddings, that ended on Wednesday as hotels, banquet halls and other wedding venues were booked out.