While many Chinese have taken up some of the more popular western holidays, such as Christmas, a number of Chinese universities have chosen to actively boycott them, instead choosing to focus on traditional Chinese holidays. The education bureau in Wenzhou went so far as to ban all Christmas activities in local schools.

The most recent recruit on the anti-Western holiday bandwagon is the southwestern city of Chongqing. According to a report by the state news portal China News, rather than host a Christmas celebration, a popular ski resort on Xiannv Mountain in Chongqing’s Wulong County, decided to host a massive wedding ceremony for 99 couples dressed head to toe in traditional Han Dynasty garb.

According to photos in the news report, several foreign couples participated in the event. The report also noted that due to the massive scale of the wedding, it is currently in the running for a Guinness World Record.

Here are some photos of the wedding extravaganza:

 Photos: dfic.cn