President Chen Shui-bian's (
According to tradition, the couple should return to the bride's home the day after the wedding to tell the bride's parents that they are happy.
Chen Chih-chung (
In keeping with tradition, he invited his elder sister and her groom to return to the bride's family's home.
President Chen also returned to the presidential residence for a family lunch.
The president displayed no signs of fatigue as he inspected the Furniture Design Exhibition in Taipei County in the morning, despite telling reporters that he had worked on official papers until approximately 2am after the wedding banquet, which ended at about 11pm on Thursday.
"I am busy with my family's affairs, which bring me joy," Chen said. "But affairs of state must not be affected."
Chen energetically toured the exhibition, showing a particular interest in locally made bamboo products. He exhorted the bamboo craftsmen, who gave demonstrations of their skills, to teach and help further develop the traditional Taiwanese industry.
When the president, with broad smile on his face, took a moment to play with a baby's crib and stroller, Taipei County Commissioner Su Chen-chang (
Meanwhile, the presidential son-in-law's family busied itself with arrangements for a banquet for relatives and friends in Tainan County, where Chao Chien-ming's parents were born and still live.
The son-in-law's father, Chao Yu-chu (趙玉柱), is principal of the Ta Chiou Elementary School and members of the school were yesterday preparing a series of performances to celebrate the marriage.
"The theme of the performances will focus on floriculture, with children displaying various flowers," a teacher at the school said.
The groom's banquet is the final activity in traditional Taiwanese weddings.
Chao Chien-ming, an orthopedic surgeon at National Taiwan University Hospital, and Chen Hsin-yu, a dentist at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, will live in the Chen family's Min Sheng E Road home, where President Chen and first lady Wu Shu-chen (
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