Actors stage a traditional Chinese wedding in Tang Dynasty at an exhibition in east China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua photo/Song Weiwei)

FUZHOU, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Many young Chinese now wear western style wedding dresses at the most important ceremony in their life, but tradition may also make a fashion, at least in wedding photos, as more people have begun to embrace the nation's cultural heritages.

An exhibition on Sunday in east China's Fujian Province showed how ancient Chinese weddings and dresses have evolved since about 2,200 years ago. Here are some photos taken by Song Weiwei at the event:

- Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC - 220 AD)

In this period, Chinese wedding dresses had relatively more conservative styles and colors.

- Tang Dynasty (618 - 907)

Brides and grooms began to be attired in red since then. Dresses and hairstyles for brides were very luxurious, as Tang Dynasty is generally regarded as a golden age in Chinese civilization largely thanks to trade along the Silk Road.

Brides wore delicate hairpins and other decorations on their heads.

- Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)

Wedding dresses in this dynasty tended to be more official. On their big day, grooms were allowed to wear official uniforms of the ninth, the lowest, hierarchic grade, while brides usually wore phoenix coronets and embroidered robes.

- From 1912 to 1949

Brides loved to wear cheongsam and grooms wore Sun Yat-sen Suit, a kind of modern Chinese tunic suit, as their wedding dresses during this period.