China woman marries rescuer who plucked her from under quake rubble when she was 11
Decade after deadly tremor, fate brings pair together in restaurant; initial meeting sparks ‘excitement and embarrassment’, then love blossoms
A Chinese woman who was unexpectedly reunited with the man who rescued her from the rubble of an earthquake more than 10 years ago when she was 11 has tied the knot with him.
The story was revealed on November 29, in Changsha, Hunan province, in southern China, during the 5th Annual Han-style Collective Wedding Ceremony, where 37 couples gathered to wed.
The special couple, Liang Zhibin, who is 12 years older than his bride Liu Ximei, shared a love story that began over 15 years ago.
In 2008, during the devastating Wenchuan earthquake, 22-year-old Liang was a soldier dispatched to help with rescue efforts.
He rescued 10-year-old Liu, who was trapped on the second floor of a collapsed building, pinned under steel bars and bricks.
Liang and his team dug for four hours before finally pulling Liu to safety and sending her to the hospital.
After her recovery, Liu and her family returned to Zhuzhou, Hunan.