Word: 拜堂 (bàitáng) 拜堂 dictionary entry bàitáng ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony; same as 拜天地 Full dictionary entry for 拜堂 Example sentences using 拜堂 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 拜堂时新娘为什么盖红布？ Bàitáng shí xīnniáng wèishénme gài Hóngbù? Why does the bride cover her head with red cloth during the wedding rites? 新郎新娘在大厅里拜堂。 Xīnláng xīnniáng zài dàtīng lǐ bàitáng. The bride and groom perform the wedding rites in the main hall.