A Chinese couple breaks up with flowers

June 24, 2011 | Society | Written by

Beijing, June 24: A Chinese couple held a unique ceremony to mark their breakup, complete with the man kneeling and holding a bouquet of flowers and the woman accepting it to mark an end to their relationship.

Xu Minyu threw the breakup ceremony upon graduation in Hebei province to commemorate an end to his four-year-long relationship with his girlfriend Xiao Ying, the China Daily cited Wuhan Evening News as reporting.

Xu was surrounded by heart-shaped candles as he held flowers and knelt before Xiao.

Onlookers shouted: ‘Say yes, say yes.’

Xiao accepted Xu’s flowers and the breakup after about two minutes.

The couple had graduated this summer and Xu will be a civil servant in Zhejiang province, while Xiao will work for a Beijing-based company. So, they decided to end the relationship.

IANS