Ordos in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region takes great pride in its culture, as the city boasts a wealth of folk customs and heritage.

One example is the Ordos wedding ritual that has been passed down for more than 700 years. The traditional wedding ceremony usually lasts two days and represents the charming characteristics of the Mongolian ethnic group, according to Ordos Daily’s reports.

On the wedding day, a lavishly decorated Mongolian yurt will be set up near the bridegroom’s family as the bridal chamber. Participants dressed in brightly colored local costumes talk happily inside and outside the yurt while the bridegroom puts on his new clothes and prepares to go fetch the bride.

Locals said the bridegroom needs to carry a bow and arrow to marry the bride. He must ride one circuit around her home on horseback before getting off.

The bridegroom presents a hada, a piece of ceremonial silk, to the bride’s parents while singing a song.