On September 24, a group wedding ceremony for 19 young teacher couples was held at the square in front of Main Building on Xueyuan Road campus on the occasion of one-month countdown to Beihang's 70th anniversary. The wedding witnesses were Zhao Changlu, Secretary of the Party Committee of Beihang University and Beihang President Wang Yunpeng. University and school leaders, representatives of teachers, students, parents and friends of the couples jointly witnessed this moment of happiness and sent the new couples warmest congratulations.
The wedding ceremony kicked off with an interview video of these couples, in which they shared their story about meeting and falling in love with each other as well as love for their alma mater Beihang University. Behind each story are their mutual love, responsibility towards family and also deep feeling for the university.
The chorus of The Most Romantic Thing and melody of The Wedding March set the romantic mood to welcome the wedding couples as they stepped onto the stage hand in hand.
At the ceremony, parents and friends of these wedding couples sent wishes through video clips, hoping that they have a lifetime full of happiness and love and make contributions to the country.
Zhao Changlu and Wang Yunpeng presented special marriage certificates of Beihang University's 70th anniversary to wedding couples.
In his speech, President Wang Yunpeng extended congratulations and expectations to all the couples at the special moment of their wedding day and the incoming 70 anniversary of Beihang University. He noted that Beihang has held wedding ceremonies for teachers for almost 20 years and has witnessed true love in this university for decades. The new couples were expected to have mutual respect and mutual trust, to live a life filled with joy and love, and to shoulder family responsibility together. Wang Yunpeng hoped that these couples, as members of Beihang University, can carve out a brilliant career and support the university's development, together building Beihang into a world-class university with Chinese characteristics.
Hu Tianhao from the School of Materials Science and Engineering spoke as the representative of new couples. He extended gratitude to his alma mater for the six-year training and expressed deep feeling towards this campus where he gained improvement and found his better half. After graduating, he chose to stay and work in Beihang without the least hesitation as he wanted to make contributions to his beloved alma mater. Hu wished Beihang University a happy birthday and hoped that the university can make new achievements in future.
The ceremony concluded successfully with the singing of Cheers, Friends.
As one of activities in celebrating Beihang's 70th anniversary, the group wedding ceremony aims to send best wishes to newly married couples, guide them to cultivate a comprehensive outlook of love and marriage, and encourage them to assume responsibilities in family.
Reported by Wang Qing and Wang Xingge
Photographed by Di Bailu and Huang Tianjia
Reviewed by Li Jianwei
Edited by Jia Aiping
Translated by Wen Li
