Xuzhou sedan chair wedding custom is a folk custom item in the third batch of representative items of Xuzhou's municipal intangible cultural heritage. Xuzhou is the birthplace of Han culture, and the "Qinyingtu" has been vividly depicted in the Han Dynasty stone reliefs. Due to the influence of Confucianism, Xuzhou attaches great importance to weddings and has formed the custom of three books and six ceremonies. Since the Song Dynasty, Xuzhou has seen the custom of welcoming the bride in sedan chairs in Bianjing. Xuzhou is close to the Central Plains, so the sedan chair wedding custom has emerged. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Xuzhou's canal was unobstructed and the economy was prosperous, so the sedan chair wedding custom continued. From the middle of the Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China, there were many sedan chair shops in Xuzhou, such as Ma's, Zhang's, Sun's, and Tian's, each with its own side bounded by the city walls and roads. Fengxian and Peixian belonged to the hometown of emperors, and the custom of getting married in the afternoon still remained in the Suining area of Pizhou. These have become the local origins of Xuzhou's sedan chair wedding custom. After liberation, the Xuzhou sedan chair wedding custom disappeared for a time. After the reform and opening up, it was slowly restored. In terms of the style of the sedan chair, the sedan chair used in Xuzhou's wedding customs reflects the local characteristics of Xuzhou. There are 4 people carrying the sedan chair; 8 people carrying the sedan chair in Guting; 16 people carrying the sedan chair; and 24 people carrying the palace sedan chair. In the custom of welcoming the bride, the groom rides a horse with a red ribbon and flowers, and uses a fiery red sedan chair to pick up the bride. The ceremony mainly includes taking care of the sedan chair. Relatives and friends throw wedding fruits such as dates, peanuts, and longans into the sedan chair; passing the sedan chair. Some people pass the sedan chair the day before, but now most of them are married on the same day; the groom welcomes the bride. Tall horses; flags, gongs, umbrellas, and fans. The flags, gongs, and trumpets that lead the way are located in the welcoming team, in front of the sedan chair; deacons. There are deacons, ding, drummers, hall officials, and etiquette officials of the clan government to welcome the bride; get on the sedan chair. When the bride gets on the sedan chair, she must wear a bright red cotton jacket, cover her head with red, and marry hungry or cry. She is supported, carried, or carried on the sedan chair by her brothers from the bride's family. Then the sedan chair is sealed; departure. Accompanied by gongs, drums, suonas and lion dances, the sedan chair begins its journey. The bride's brothers must see her off; when she gets off the sedan chair, she must be supported by her husband's family members, "If you want to be rich, the eldest sister-in-law will pull you" and "If you want to have something, the youngest sister-in-law will twist you." She must step over a fire basin, ride on a saddle and shoot arrows, etc. When she gets off the sedan chair, she must walk on the bag, which means "continuing the family line." The couple pays respect to each other in the hall, commonly known as paying respect to heaven and earth. In ancient times, people not only paid respect to heaven and earth, but also to their parents, the king and the teacher. According to Shishuo Xinyu, the custom of paying respect to each other in the hall began in Xuzhou during the Jin Dynasty.