Photos
of two allegedly 16-year-old dressed in wedding gown and suits at what
seemed to be a wedding scene have triggered heated discussion on Chinese
social media. The two teens, who were first reported to be a
13-year-old groom and a 16-year-old bride, have made clarification
online that their marriage has won blessing and support from their
parents, despite the legal marriageable age in China is 22 for male and
20
The
couple, both from southwest #China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous
Region, claimed to have known each other for over a year. Both have
dropped out of school. Aside from clarifying their ages in the online
statement, the two also refuted netizens’ speculation that the marriage
is due to the bride’s pregnancy.
“The
marriage between us is just inevitable after knowing each other for
over a year. So we just hold the ceremony and will get a marriage
certificate after we reach our legal age,” said the 16-year-old bride.
0 comments:
Post a Comment