Extravagant wedding provokes social media criticism

Photographs of an extravagant wedding in Zhongshan have gone viral, according to the South China Morning Post citing local reports, and this has provoked a series of critical and sarcastic responses from social media users.
The bride, who is from Macau, was wearing at least forty gold bracelets around her neck and a golden headdress in her hair, the pictures show.
Meanwhile, the groom was dressed like the Qin dynasty emperors of antiquity, and was accompanied by other male guests decorated as soldiers from China’s final dynasty, the Qing.
According to local daily publication Southern Metropolis News, a guest at the wedding said that the groom was originally from the Zhongshan area but had moved to Macau.
“His family does business. They are very rich,” the guest explained.
According to the same reports, a photo of wedding gifts at the event shows stacks and stacks of paper money, along with many other gifts that appear to be made of gold.
Pictures of the happy couple provoked a critical reception on social media, typical of those who deem such extravagance to be distasteful.
“Be careful, your neck may be dislocated!” wrote one netizen, according to the SCMP, while another said, “Lady, is your neck sore? I can help you wear [your gold] for a while.”
A third simply added, “I don’t understand the world of the filthy rich.”
The Mandarin word “Tuhao” (土豪) is often used to describe mainland Chinese people who are very wealthy but uncultured. Critics often mock what they consider to be a lack of good taste and sophistication to complement “excessive” wealth. Staff reporter