An interesting aspect about the Chinese people who believe in the “feng shui” and the sound of the numbers.
The number nine in Mandarin, jiu, has the same pronunciation as the word for “perpetual” or “forever.”In Beijing, 18,979 couples got married or received licenses, according to Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency. That broke the capital’s previous record of 15,646 couples who chose Aug. 8, 2008, because eight is a lucky number in China and is pronounced like the word for becoming rich. Aug. 8 also was the opening day of the Olympic Games in Beijing.The national one-day marriage record of 314,000, also set on Aug. 8 of last year, appeared likely to be broken as well Wednesday, as huge, starry-eyed turnouts were reported in cities throughout China, Xinhua said.
via Chinese Couples Take Advantage of an Auspicious Day to Marry – NYTimes.com.
