9/9/09 Rings Wedding Bells in China

Thousands of Chinese couples decided to marry yesterday on the most auspicious day, 9/9/09, believing that the "triple 9 day" would bring good luck. In Mandarin, the number '9' is pronounced the same as 'jiu,' meaning eternal or forever.



In Beijing alone, 18,979 couples waited in lines to marry, a number not seen in six decades and only rivaled by last year's 15,646, who married on 8/8/08.