Guangxi is a place where ethnic minorities live together, with rich ethnic customs. Every place has different folk festivals and other activities. Photographer Xiao Faling recently went deep into Lingyun Yao Village to witness and photograph a real wedding of local Blue Indigo Yao young men and women, which showed us the unique wedding customs of Blue Indigo Yao. Blue Indigo Yao is a branch of the Yao ethnic group. In terms of marriage customs, Blue Indigo Yao generally do not intermarry with outsiders, and marriage is mostly decided by parents. When the man's parents visit the village and visit households, they will choose a day to bring some cigarettes, alcohol, chickens, etc. to the girl's house to ask for marriage. Afterwards, the girl's parents understand the man's family conditions and notify the man if they think it is appropriate. The man will choose a day to bring a matchmaker and a deposit for wine and meat to the girl's house for engagement. After a few months, the man's family will prepare a betrothal gift to the girl's family to ask for the "eight characters". Asking for the "eight characters" means that the marriage has been decided, and the man can choose an auspicious day to pick up the bride after a few months. To this day, the Blue Indigo Yao in Lingyun County still hold weddings according to traditional customs. Xiao Deng, a 22-year-old girl from the Blue Indigo Yao in Jiujiang Village, Yuhong Yao Township, Lingyun County, fell in love with Xiao Jiang, who was the same age as her from the next village, and they got married. On the wedding day, Xiao Jiang led a wedding procession to Jiujiang Village to welcome the bride. On the night before the wedding, the groom's family's wedding procession consisted of a male matchmaker, a female matchmaker, four young men and women, and a suona team to the bride's home. There were two hurdles to get to the bride's home. The first hurdle was that many villagers stopped the road in front of the village and asked for tolls. Each person was allowed to pass 1 or 2 yuan. The second hurdle was when they arrived at the bride's door. The woman stopped the road at the gate and asked who the guest was from and what his purpose was in the form of folk songs. After the two sides knew the purpose of the visit through folk songs, the man could enter the door. After entering the door, the old Taoist priest invited by the woman burned incense and chanted in the lobby, and opened a pot of holy wine brought by the man. Everyone toasted each other in front of the hall, and then set up a long table for dinner. Blue Indigo Yao girls have the custom of crying when they get married, expressing their gratitude to their parents for their years of raising them. When a daughter gets married, her family has the habit of giving her a dowry. The dowry includes bedding, washing machines, motorcycles and other household appliances, as well as daily cooking utensils and daily necessities, such as pot heads, bowls, chopsticks, stools, etc., which means that from now on, the daughter will start to form a new family, and wish the daughter a happy life in the future! The bride of the Indigo Yao ethnic group usually goes out at noon when she gets married. Before going out, she must change into a beautiful special bridal makeup. Before going out, her sister-in-law or elder sister must carry her out of the house, and her feet cannot touch the threshold. After going out, the bride's mother must offer a little five-color glutinous rice to the bride and bridesmaid, indicating that her daughter has a long journey and wishes her a safe journey! Before leaving the village, the wedding procession must pass six checkpoints. The girls in the village must use their own woven belts to set up six checkpoints at the intersection. The wedding procession must drink a glass of wine offered by the girls at each checkpoint to pass the checkpoint. Those who cannot drink must sing folk songs to pass the checkpoint. In the Indigo Yao wedding, when the bride is taken to the groom's home, she undergoes a ceremony hosted by the wedding host. After the ceremony, the bride enters the bridal chamber. Trombones, trumpets, and firecrackers are set off, and relatives and friends gather together to set up a long table for a banquet to celebrate. The girls of the village also toast the guests, serve them food, and sing folk songs. The scene is very lively.