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A traditional wedding of "the last hunting tribe in China"


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2021 Jun 11, 10:40, GENHE
The wedding procession walks in the forest in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua

The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic group in China that raises reindeer. Local Ewenki ethnic group held a traditional wedding on Tuesday in Aoluguya, during which reindeer carrying the bride and dowry walked in the forest and Ewenki people sang and danced to celebrate it.

The bride poses for a selfie with her friend in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: XInhua
The bride poses for a selfie with her friend in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: XInhua
The wedding procession walks in the forest in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
The wedding procession walks in the forest in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
The bride and bridegroom take part in a blessing ceremony in front of a traditional housing in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. 
Photo: Xinhua
The bride and bridegroom take part in a blessing ceremony in front of a traditional housing in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
The wedding procession walks in the forest in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
The wedding procession walks in the forest in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
The wedding procession walks in the forest in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
The wedding procession walks in the forest in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
The bride and bridegroom watch performance in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
The bride and bridegroom watch performance in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
A woman of Ewenki ethnic group bands a wishing silk ribbon onto the antler of a reindeer in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
A woman of Ewenki ethnic group bands a wishing silk ribbon onto the antler of a reindeer in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
The bride and bridegroom watch performance with elders in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
The bride and bridegroom watch performance with elders in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
An elder of Ewenki ethnic group sounds the horn to signal the start of the wedding ceremony in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. 
Photo: Xinhua
An elder of Ewenki ethnic group sounds the horn to signal the start of the wedding ceremony in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
The bride and bridegroom pose for a photo in the forest in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
The bride and bridegroom pose for a photo in the forest in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
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