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洞房花烛Wedding night

在中国,人们称新婚之夜为“洞房花烛”。在公园里,我偶然看到一对蝴蝶停在一枝红色的还未开放的花蕾上交尾,这个花蕾就像一支新房里的红蜡烛。In China, people say that the wedding night is "the candle in the house." In the park, I accidentally saw a pair of butterflies hanging on a red, unopened flower bud, which is like a red candle in a wedding room.

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Date Taken: 09.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: wuhan, China
Copyright: © Jianqin Qin