A groom lifts the red veil of his bride during a group wedding ceremony in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, on Friday. The event is held to mark the Qixi Festival, also known as Chinese Valentine's Day, which was observed on Friday this year. The China Railway Taiyuan Group organized the mass wedding for its employees, featuring 50 couples dressed in elegant traditional Chinese attire, as they embarked on a new chapter in life together.