An ancient Chinese tradition is to fasten a lock on a never-ending chain and to throw away the key. According to the custom, as long as the lock remains on the chain, so too will your love be preserved. In modern times, couples have their names or initials engraved onto the lock to add a personal touch.
Common never ending chains include chains on many bridges. Please see below as an example picture of locks on a bridge.
Love locks on a bridge
Few places in the USA can compare in popularity to lock a couple’s love than in Lovelock, NV. Lovelock is 93 mile east of Reno in Northern Nevada. For more information on Lovelock, NV, please visit the City of Lovelock website. In Loverlock, Lovers Lock Plaza has a circle of green metal pillars with linking chains. Thousands of couples place their locks along the chains. Just in case you forgot to bring a lock, many local businesses sell locks for your convenience.
Another amazing location to lock your love is on the Great Wall of China. Many locks dorn the Great Wall currently and would be a memory to last a lifetime. Cities close to Beijing are the most popular sections of the Great Wall to find thousands of locks attached to the many rows of steel chains along the wall.
Even though the tradition probably originated in China, a Russian tradition says that in a marriage, the bride and the groom must buy a lock, write their names on it, lock it to the bridge and throw the key into the river, in order to keep their love for each other forever!
No matter where you lock your love, it is an honerable expression of eternal love for one another. Finally, if you want to see pics of lover’s locks around the world, please vist this web page.
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