The star-studded meeting featured talks by prominent female figures from bridal wear designer Vera Wang and Chinese film star Sun Li, and was aimed at seeking ways to encourage women to pursue their professional and personal ambitions.

The star-studded meeting featured talks by prominent female figures, from bridal wear designer Vera Wang to Chinese film star Sun Li, and is aimed at seeking ways to encourage women to pursue their professional and personal ambitions.

Township's bridal gown industry reaches annual output value of over 2 billion yuan, offers more job opportunities in Anhui provinceEditor's Note: This series of stories looks at local enterprises in specialized sectors that have a share in global markets.

About two hours later, the young couple walked out with three bridal gowns of Western and traditional Chinese styles.

With thousands of wedding dress factories and shops, the township of Dingji is one of the largest manufacturing and sales hubs for bridal gowns in China.

Xu, a Dingji native, migrated to Suzhou in 1992 to work as a bridal gown factory worker.

They will only decimate US retailers and make US brides bear the cost, said Steve Lang, president of the American Bridal and Prom Industry Association.