My Big, Fat Uyghur Wedding – Arts & Entertainment

www.farwestchina.com — Think a Greek wedding is interesting? You ought to see a Uyghur wedding! They both have lamb and lots of dancing, but a Uyghur wedding has a few more twists. This week I'm publishing a 3-part series on my experience participating in a Xinjiang wedding beginning with this first post...the Bachelor Party.

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