Today nephew's wedding came off satisfactorily. The weather was fine, sunny and windless. Brother's house was beautifully decorated with colored balloons like bunches of large grapes and flags and red characters of Double Happiness. Early in the morning a large number of guests came successively. Nearly ten o'clock four long strings of firecrackers were lifted by a crane hired at 500 yuan. As the car carrying the bride turned up, the hanging firecrackers were detonated. In the meantime the four boxes of cannon crackers were set off. Then followed deafening explosions with heavy smoke. In the banqueting hall all seats around the 37 tables were occupied each with ten people.