More than three million people have watched a Chinese couple getting married online as they had to live-stream their wedding amid coronavirus pandemic.
The groom, Liu Wenchao, tied the knot with his bride, Sun Hanxiao, when millions of web users witnessed their special day on a Chinese video-sharing website.
The couple, both aged 27, decided to live-stream their wedding ceremony after many of their family members and friends couldn’t attend due to the outbreak.
More than three million people have watched a Chinese couple, Mr Liu and Ms Sun, getting married online as they had to live-stream their wedding amid coronavirus pandemic
A small ceremony with a few close family members took place in Ms Sun’s hometown, Hangzhou in eastern China, on March 20.
Mr Liu’s family, who lived in the north-eastern Chinese province Jilin, was unable to come as China banned large gatherings and restricted travelling in a move to contain the outbreak.
‘We didn’t expect the epidemic to be so severe,’ the groom told the local press. ‘Our family wanted to keep the date [they picked based on traditions], so we followed their wishes.’
Mr Liu, who works as an online math tutor, came up with the idea of live-streaming the nuptials through his account on video site Bilibili.
‘My account has 100,000 followers. My students who heard about me getting married said they would also like to be a part of it as well,’ the groom said.
![The groom, Liu Wenchao, tied the knot with his bride, Sun Hanxiao, on March 20, while millions of web users witnessed their special day on a Chinese video-sharing website Bilibili](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/31/14/26631504-8171393-The_groom_Liu_Wenchao_tied_the_knot_with_his_bride_Sun_Hanxiao_o-m-28_1585662930741.jpg)
The groom, Liu Wenchao, tied the knot with his bride, Sun Hanxiao, on March 20, while millions of web users witnessed their special day on a Chinese video-sharing website Bilibili
![The one-hour live stream showed the couple wearing traditional Chinese attire and following the local wedding customs. The picture shows the couple at a local register office in December](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/31/13/26631508-8171393-image-a-13_1585659531993.jpg)
The one-hour live stream showed the couple wearing traditional Chinese attire and following the local wedding customs. The picture shows the couple at a local register office in December
The one-hour session showed the couple wearing traditional Chinese attire and following the local wedding customs.
The groom and bride then sat down in front of a computer in their bedroom where they exchanged wedding rings and interacted with their audience.
The video quickly became trending on the video-sharing platform and amassed over three million views within four days. Tens of thousands of web users commented with their best wishes to the newlyweds.
‘Wish years of love and happiness to this good-looking couple,’ one commenter wrote.
Another said: ‘I didn’t expect to witness a wedding here but it is so sweet. Congratulations!’
The couple said they will host dinner parties to celebrate their marriage with their families after the outbreak.
![Live-streaming platforms have become increasingly popular in China in the last few years, with consumers and social media users crave immersive experience and personal connections. Fei Fei and Fang and Fang, who are online celebrities in China, are live streaming in Henan, China](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/31/13/26631494-8171393-image-m-10_1585659407972.jpg)
Live-streaming platforms have become increasingly popular in China in the last few years, with consumers and social media users crave immersive experience and personal connections. Fei Fei and Fang and Fang, who are online celebrities in China, are live streaming in Henan, China
![More citizens have turned to live-streaming during the nation’s coronavirus lockdown, with both celebrities and ordinary people singing, cooking and exercising in their own homes. Workers are pictured live-streaming to promote products at a food factory amid the outbreak](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/31/13/26631502-8171393-image-a-8_1585659036326.jpg)
More citizens have turned to live-streaming during the nation’s coronavirus lockdown, with both celebrities and ordinary people singing, cooking and exercising in their own homes. Workers are pictured live-streaming to promote products at a food factory amid the outbreak
Live-streaming platforms have become increasingly popular in China for the last few years, with consumers and social media users crave immersive experience and personal connections.
More citizens have turned to live-streaming during the nation’s coronavirus lockdown, with both celebrities and ordinary people singing, cooking and exercising in their own homes.
Earlier this month, Chinese media live-streamed the cherry blossoms at Wuhan University, as the city, which has remained locked down, was closed to visitors.
In late January, the state broadcaster CCTV broadcaster hosted live-streams so people could watch two Wuhan hospitals being built in real-time.
Chinese authorities also urged funeral homes to live-stream their services to avoid large gatherings as mourners set to face new way to say goodbye to loved ones.
More than 785,000 people around the world have now caught the coronavirus, with 37,703 patients known to have died since the outbreak began in December.
There are over 22,000 confirmed cases in the UK and the death toll has risen to 1,408.
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