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| How Did Two Childhood Sweethearts Pull the Biggest Celebrity Guest List in Taipei? (Photo: Instagram) |
Taipei basically had its own mini awards night last Saturday, and it wasn’t even tied to any film festival. Instead, all eyes were on Le Méridien hotel, where a pair of childhood sweethearts pulled off one of the most star-packed weddings the city’s seen in ages.
If you didn’t know any better, you’d think it was the Golden Horse Awards after-party just relocated across town. And honestly, who could blame anyone for mixing the two up?
The guest list was a full A-list roll call.
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Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Carina Lau arrived looking effortlessly iconic, Rosamund Kwan and Sylvia Chang were spotted greeting old friends, while Chingmy Yau came with her daughter Shum Yuet.
Tony Leung Ka Fai, Kenny Bee, Anita Yuen, Stella Chang – it was basically a who's who of Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment royalty.
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Even veteran host Chang Hsiao Yen made a rare public appearance, which tells you just how major this wedding was.
So who are the bride and groom, exactly, and how did they manage to gather half of Asia’s biggest stars in one ballroom? The short answer: family connections that read like a billionaire family tree.
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Meet the groom: Justin Wang, grandson of the legendary “Henan King”
Justin Wang isn’t just well-connected – he’s practically born into one of Taiwan’s most influential business clans.
His grandfather, the late Wang Jen Sheng, was known as the “Henan King”, a self-made tycoon who built the Tung Yu Electric and Dennis Department Store empire.
From fleeing to Taiwan at fourteen, to working as a schoolteacher, to eventually becoming the world’s biggest supplier of Christmas lights – his life story alone is enough to fill a biography.
By the peak of his career, his wealth had soared into the tens of billions.
Justin’s father, Wang Shang Ching, now runs Tung Yu, while his mother, Tsai Chia Hua, comes from the famed Tsai family behind Cathay Holdings.
Yes, that Cathay Holdings.
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And if the surname rings a bell in showbiz circles, that’s because Taiwanese actress Terri Kwan is part of the same clan – Justin is her nephew. Impressive is an understatement.
Meet the bride: Shen Ting Ting, connected to Hong Kong’s fashion royalty
The bride, Shen Ting Ting, is just as impressively rooted in Hong Kong’s high-society circles.
Her father, Shum Kin Wai, is the younger brother of Shum Kar Wai – co-founder of Hong Kong fashion powerhouse I.T and husband to iconic actress Chingmy Yau.
In other words, this wedding officially turns Terri Kwan and Chingmy Yau into in-laws. Imagine that family dinner table.
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A celebration dripping in prestige
With their families sitting at the crossroads of business empires, fashion royalty, and entertainment legends, it’s no wonder the wedding felt like the most exclusive red-carpet event of 2024.
Sources at the venue described the atmosphere as “glittering” and “packed to the brim with familiar faces”, while the ballroom buzzed with reunions between some of Asia’s biggest names.
From the glamorous guest list to the sheer weight of the families’ profiles, this Taipei celebration wasn’t just a wedding — it was a full-blown statement event.
And if this is how the couple starts their married life, let’s just say the bar has been set sky-high for society weddings in 2026.