Video | Get married in the park! Guangzhou added a garden style outdoor certification point for marriage registration

Articles, pictures and videos/All media reporter of Yangcheng Evening News Liang Yitao and Sun Mu

As the first batch of national marriage custom reform experimental zones confirmed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Guangzhou is continuing to promote the marriage registration and certification from "office procedures" to "Lingnan landscape". On May 9, the "Guangzhou Shuibo Garden Outdoor Certificate Issuing Point for Marriage Registration and Intangible Cultural Heritage Traditional Chinese Wedding Ceremony" was held in Guangzhou Shuibo Garden, Haizhu District. A couple not only received their marriage certificate in Shuibo Garden, but also witnessed with their relatives and friends that Guangzhou Shuibo Garden has become an outdoor certification point for marriage registration. The Yangcheng Evening News all media reporter visited the city and found that the marriage registration and certificate issuing places in many districts of Guangzhou have gone from traditional office places to "entering parks and scenic spots".

Married in the beautiful garden, they said "I am willing" and "very satisfied"

May 9, 2024 is an extremely important day in the lives of Guan Weixian and Chen Xueying, Guangzhou citizens. On the same day, wearing traditional Chinese clothes, they said "I do" to their relatives, friends and guests at the outdoor certification point for marriage registration in Guangzhou Shuibo Garden, and received the marriage certificate and marriage certificate from Huang Xiaokui, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Haizhu District.

Chen Xueying (left) and Guan Weixian (middle) walk into Guangzhou Shuibo Garden, the outdoor certification point for marriage registration, photographed by Liang Yitao

Chen Xueying (middle) and Guan Weixian (right) get the marriage certificate at the outdoor certificate issuing point of marriage registration in Guangzhou Shuibo Garden Photographed by Liang Yitao

The newlyweds Guan Weixian and Chen Xueying present tea to the elders at the outdoor certificate issuing point for marriage registration in Guangzhou Shuibo Garden, photographed by Liang Yitao

On the day Guan Weixian and Chen Xueying received the certificate, Long Shaoqi, a municipal level investigator of Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau, and Liang Weijie, deputy secretary of the Party branch and general manager of Guangzhou Water Investment Urban Services Co., Ltd. jointly awarded the outdoor certificate issuing point for marriage registration of Guangzhou Water Expo Garden. It is understood that the outdoor certification point for marriage registration in Guangzhou Shuiboyuan is the first garden style outdoor certification point for marriage registration in Haizhu District.

Photographed by Liang Yitao, the outdoor certification point for marriage registration in Guangzhou Shuibo Garden was unveiled

For marriage, they say "I do"; For the first couple who received their marriage certificate in Guangzhou Shuibo Garden, they said "very satisfied" with the venue. "Many newlyweds hope to have a lawn wedding. It happens that there is a big lawn here." The bride Chen Xueying said that the outdoor lawn wedding is convenient for relatives, friends and guests to "punch in"; "Our clothes are of Chinese style. It happens that there are Pazhou Tower and Lingnan Garden environment here." The groom Guan Weixian said that after learning about the environment of Shuibo Garden, he and his wife did not hesitate to choose here to obtain the certificate; In the future, when relatives and friends get married, he will also recommend them to choose Shuiboyuan.

Haizhu District is continuing to promote high-quality development of wedding industry

The Yangcheng Evening News all media reporter learned from the ceremony on May 9 that Haizhu District of Guangzhou City is continuing to promote high-quality development of the wedding industry, and Guangzhou Shuibo Garden is also meeting social needs by enriching the park functions.

"Lingnan Water Town" in downtown Guangzhou Shuibo Garden Photographed by Liang Yitao

Xie Qiang, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Haizhu District, Guangzhou, introduced that Haizhu District has a solid foundation of wedding industry; In the north of Jiangnan Avenue, there is a "wedding dress street". Not only local newlyweds often come here to buy wedding products, but also relevant wedding products are exported to many places at home and abroad. Since last September, Haizhu District of Guangzhou has continuously promoted the high-quality development of wedding industry; On April 16 this year, Haizhu District has held a wedding themed drone light show in Pazhou with the theme of "vows of eternal love and perfect match". From "520" to "September 9", Haizhu District continued to hold activities and events to promote the high-quality development of the wedding industry. On September 9, the district plans to hold "Haizhu Wedding Festival"; Through the wedding festival, we will further enhance the exchange of wedding industry and talents across the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, and promote the spread and innovation of wedding culture.

"We hope that this is not only the certification point of a marriage certificate, but also a good starting point for the love story of new people, and also the most beautiful space for young people." Liang Weijie, Deputy Secretary of the Party Branch and General Manager of Guangzhou Water Investment Urban Services Co., Ltd., introduced that Guangzhou Water Expo Park integrates the requirements of Lingnan water culture and ecological civilization construction, The wedding registration and certificate issuing experience with cultural characteristics are provided for the newlyweds. In the future, Guangzhou Shuibo Garden will continue to improve the facilities and equipment of marriage certification places and youth exchange places, improve the supporting services of outdoor certification points, provide one-stop customized services according to the personalized needs of different couples, and enhance the sense of marriage registration, friendship activities, and family activities.

Multi district marriage registration and certificate issuing places in Guangzhou realize "entering parks and scenic spots"

As early as 2014, Guangzhou has tried to let marriage registration and certification sites "enter parks and scenic spots". As the first batch of national marriage custom reform experimental areas confirmed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs in 2021, Guangzhou is gradually realizing the transformation of marriage registration and certificate handling places from "office procedures" to "Lingnan garden scenery".

Photographed by Sun Mu, outdoor certification point of Dongfeng Park, Yuexiu District

On November 11, 2014, Guangzhou's first outdoor permanent marriage certification hall was opened in Dongfeng Park, Yuexiu District. The Yangcheng Evening News all media reporter visited on May 8 and found that there are rose arches, which symbolize "love for a hundred years", swan statues nestling close to each other, "LOVE" sculptures "blooming" in rose fields, and flower walls attached with the date of marriage registration. In the atmosphere of flowers, many new people registered here.

Photographed by Sun Mu, outdoor certification point of Dongfeng Park, Yuexiu District

"We specially chose to register here to get married." The bride, Ms. Ye, and the groom, Mr. Deng, received their marriage certificates in Dongfeng Park on May 8. Ms. Ye said that he and his husband had searched the "most beautiful marriage registration office in Guangzhou" on social software, and found that Dongfeng Park was the most popular, so they chose to register for marriage here.

Photographed by Sun Mu, Marriage Registration Office, Huadu Lake National Wetland Park, Huadu District

In addition to Yuexiu District, Huadu District has also set the external service window of the marriage registration office of the District Civil Affairs Bureau at the Huaxinmen of Lingnan Park in Huadu Lake National Wetland Park since January 2023. The Yangcheng Evening News all media reporter saw on the scene on May 9 that the Lingnan traditional garden architecture style, natural ecological beauty and marriage custom culture are intertwined and integrated here, and many newlyweds are "clocking in" the beautiful Huadu Lake scenery after registering for marriage and obtaining certificates.

A couple gets their marriage certificate at the marriage registration office of Huadu Lake National Wetland Park Photographed by Sun Mu

According to the information released by the Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau, as of May this year, Yuexiu, Liwan, Huadu and other districts have arranged the marriage registration office under the district civil affairs bureau into the park, where couples can achieve the "one-stop" service from marriage registration to certificate issuance; Haizhu, Conghua and other districts set up certificate issuing places in the scenic area of the park, and couples can choose to get marriage certificates in the scenic area of the park and other places. Baiyun, Nansha and other areas are equipped with outdoor certification halls.