Zhang Lu (C), a bride of the Lisu ethnic group, has her face shaven before her wedding in Xinyu village of Dechang county, southwest China's Sichuan province, Feb 15, 2013. Dechang's Lisu people live in family- or clan-based villages most of which locates on river valley slopes of around 1,500 to 3,000 meters above the sea level. They still practice a wedding tradition that has uncommon conventions including bridal face-shaving, outdoor wedding banquet and overnight group dance. [Photo/Xinhua]

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