Hilarious footage of a man using a "funeral wreath" to propose to his girlfriend because he believed it signified the "till death do us part" element of marriage, only to be slapped for his troubles.

The video, filmed in Chongqing last Thursday, shows the unlucky gentleman getting down on one knee and putting the ring on his girlfriend's finger, but then he asks a friend to pass him the funeral flowers and hands them over too.

The result - the man receives a slap from his girlfriend in front of the shocked crowd.

Bizarre footage, from China, of a boy proposing a girl with a wreath of funeral flowers being slapped.

In the video, filmed in Chongqing last Thursday, a boy gets down on one knee to propose a girl on road.

After he puts the ring on the girl's finger, he suddenly asks his friend to pass a wreath of funeral flowers to him and gives it to the girl.

Then, the girl slaps the boy and turns to leave.