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Models display traditional Chinese winter wedding gowns outside a downtown photography studio while temperatures hover just above freezing. Jiujiang, China. 21/12/09.

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Chinese Wedding Gown Display

DMTX. Models display traditional Chinese winter wedding gowns outside a downtown photography studio while temperatures hover just above freezing....

by CS Owsley in China on 21/12/2009

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