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FRI · 2026-04-03 · 01:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0403-50078
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Chinese man uses septic tank trucks on wedding day; bride happily embraces unique choice

A Chinese man, Pan Haonan, employed in his family's sewage removal business, used nine decorated septic tank trucks as wedding vehicles to greet his bride, Li Yaqing, on March 28 in Suixi county, Anhui province. The event, considered a first of its kind in China, gained significant attention on social media, with a video of the procession garnering millions of views.

Alice YanSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-03 · 01:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Chinese man uses septic tank trucks on wedding day; bride happily embraces unique choice
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A Chinese man, Pan Haonan, employed in his family's sewage removal business, used nine decorated septic tank trucks as wedding vehicles to greet his bride, Li Yaqing, on March 28 in Suixi county, Anhui province. The event, considered a first of its kind in China, gained significant attention on social media, with a video of the procession garnering millions of views. Pan, a college graduate who joined his father's company after a failed startup, proposed the idea to Li, who embraced it as a unique and novel choice. Pan's father has been in the sewage removal business for over 20 years. The wedding highlighted the groom's connection to his family's profession.

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Li Yaqing agreed to use septic tank trucks as wedding cars, finding it a novel idea.

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Pan Haonan joined his father’s sewage removal company in 2023 after his start-up failed.

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The video of the wedding was viewed 5 million times and received nearly 20,000 likes.

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The wedding took place on March 28 in Suixi county of Anhui province.

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A man in China used nine septic tank trucks to greet his bride on their wedding day.

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A man in China who followed his parents into the sewage removal business has used nine septic tank trucks to greet his bride on their wedding day.The nuptials, the first of their kind in China, unfolded on March 28 in Suixi county of central Anhui province, the hometown of the groom Pan Haonan.The event trended on social media and a video of the proceedings was viewed 5 million times, receiving nearly 20,000 likes, the news outlet The Cover reported.The convoy of thoroughly cleaned and decorated septic tank trucks on the highway. Photo: www.worldjournal.comPan’s father has been engaged in removing and transporting sewage in Cixi, a small city in Zhejiang, also in the central part of China, for more than two decades.Pan junior, who is in his 30s, graduated from a college with a bachelor’s degree in film editing. He joined his father’s company in 2023, after his own start-up business failed.While his father deals with receiving orders over the internet, Pan junior leads several workers to drive septic tank trucks.Pan and his then girlfriend Li Yaqing were engaged in August. Li said when Pan suggested using septic tank trucks as their wedding cars, she thought it was a novel idea and agreed on it.
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