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If you’re still not sure that the Chinese influx in Pakistan is happening, well, this news story will definitely confirm all your joys and fears. Chinese men and women are moving to Pakistan, taking up the opportunity of the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
The effects of CPEC can be seen everywhere in the country, from the big cities to the hinterlands of Balochistan, many Chinese now consider Pakistan as there own country. As they say, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Recently, a marriage took place in Peshawar, Pakistan, where a Chinese couple decided to spice up their wedding, carrying it out in traditional Pakistani style.
Pictures that went viral on Facebook show a Chinese couple and their ‘baraatis’ dressed in traditional Pakistani attire for the wedding. The groom wore a splendid white shalwar kameez, while the bride wore a red embroidered dress.
The ‘baraatis’ made sure that they don’t seem alien in the wedding, wearing Pakistan’s national attire and posing for pictures. Locals accompanied the Chinese in the wedding, taking their pictures and making them feel special.
One picture showed the groom and bride stand in front of the ‘baraat’ protocol of vehicles, re-enacting the famous Pakistani way of traveling from one place to another during a wedding.
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The $61 billion investment China has made into Pakistan and CPEC has been dubbed as a game-changer by many in the world for the country. The best part of the whole saga is that Chinese who are here to work, accept Pakistan’s customs and traditions in full entirety, with arms wide open.
This marriage, however, proved to be a sublime show for the Chinese and the locals who attended the wedding in KPK. From Biryani ads to Pakistan-style weddings, Chinese living in Pakistan will surely conclude that indeed, the Pak-China friendship is one for all seasons.
