China has called for the end of
lavish and extravagant wedding
ceremonies as the government
ramps up its campaign against
gaudy displays of wealth. The ministry of civil affairs said,
weddings should “integrate core
socialist values and Chinese
traditional culture” and shun
anything extravagant. Officials
stressed at a conference on wedding reform over the weekend
that it was “necessary” to
incorporate “Xi Jinping Thought,”
the Chinese president’s political
ideology, into wedding and
marriage planning. The ministry will ask local
authorities to come up with
“wedding etiquette” rules,
following the example of one
Chinese county that already limits
guests to 200 and permits no gift worth more than 60,000 yuan
explicitly forbidding houses and
cars. Weddings have long offered an
opportunity for the Chinese to
show off their wealth in a culture
where “saving face” is hugely
important. The more lavish the
wedding, the more expensive the gifts that must be given. The
ministry’s criticisms of this culture
coincided with the long-delayed
release of Crazy Rich Asians, a
romantic comedy with an all-Asian
cast in which one couple splurge 40 million dollars on their nuptials. The latest crackdown partly aims to
reduce “bride prices,” which have
been on the rise in China after four
decades of the “one child policy”
led to a shortage of women. Last
year, Dengzhou, a city in Henan province, capped the cost for a
bride at 30,000 yuan.
These “reverse dowries” typically
include the cost of an expensive
wedding and a cash payment to
the bride and her family. Prices
have risen significantly in rural
areas where the gender imbalance is more acute than in cities..
Source https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2018/12/china-bans-extravagant-wedding-ceremonies-as-part-of-its-morality-campaign.html
Should this be implemented in Nigeria

PhenomenalMorgan:
China has called for the end of
lavish and extravagant wedding
ceremonies as the government
ramps up its campaign against
gaudy displays of wealth. The ministry of civil affairs said,
weddings should “integrate core
socialist values and Chinese
traditional culture” and shun
anything extravagant. Officials
stressed at a conference on wedding reform over the weekend
that it was “necessary” to
incorporate “Xi Jinping Thought,”
the Chinese president’s political
ideology, into wedding and
marriage planning. The ministry will ask local
authorities to come up with
“wedding etiquette” rules,
following the example of one
Chinese county that already limits
guests to 200 and permits no gift worth more than 60,000 yuan
explicitly forbidding houses and
cars. Weddings have long offered an
opportunity for the Chinese to
show off their wealth in a culture
where “saving face” is hugely
important. The more lavish the
wedding, the more expensive the gifts that must be given. The
ministry’s criticisms of this culture
coincided with the long-delayed
release of Crazy Rich Asians, a
romantic comedy with an all-Asian
cast in which one couple splurge 40 million dollars on their nuptials. The latest crackdown partly aims to
reduce “bride prices,” which have
been on the rise in China after four
decades of the “one child policy”
led to a shortage of women. Last
year, Dengzhou, a city in Henan province, capped the cost for a
bride at 30,000 yuan.
These “reverse dowries” typically
include the cost of an expensive
wedding and a cash payment to
the bride and her family. Prices
have risen significantly in rural
areas where the gender imbalance is more acute than in cities..
Source https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2018/12/china-bans-extravagant-wedding-ceremonies-as-part-of-its-morality-campaign.html
Should this be implemented in Nigeria

No our culture differs moreover wedding is a family thing. Any family can choose whichever type of wedding to do.Please rearrange this interesting article

Lol, when the same China banned certain Christian activities, 'we' all laughed and praised the Chinese government. I hope everyone would still have the courage to praise the government this time?

No form of dictatorship should be condoned. If they can restrict you from practising your belief and culture, they can also ban you from breathing. It's only a matter of time.

What's the Government's business with the nitty gritty of wedding ceremonies like types of gifts and number of guests?

Except there is a confirmed spike in crimes since the rise of lavish weddings with proven correlation, the Govt should let their people express themselves.

Most people hope to marry once and spurge on it.