HUNAN, Feb.4 (Xinhua) -- Tian Yongxiang, a 24-year-old Tujia woman from Gao'ao Village, Guzhang county of China's Hunan Province has cried to welcome her wedding day.

This is a unique folk custom observed by the Tujia people in many parts of China.

The bride-to-be cries before her wedding ceremony to express her reluctance to part with her family.

According to tradition, Tujia people judge a bride's intelligence and virtue on how well she can sing crying songs.

Source: Xinhua