Gong Deyun, 99 years old, gave a bunch of flowers to his wife, Sun Yucui, 102, at their home in Rushan, east China's Shandong province.
ContinuedSince getting married in 1930, they have spent 82 years together. Here, Ms. Sun watches her husband water plants at home.
ContinuedThursday will mark their 83rd Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day, together.
ContinuedThe couple thread Qingguo, a hand-made traditional food, ahead of the festival.
ContinuedThe couple watched TV at home on Tuesday.
ContinuedChina's Qixi Festival originates from a romantic fairy tale about a fairy who fell in love with a mortal. After being cast to opposite sides of the Milky Way, they were allowed to meet once a year.
ContinuedThe annual meeting comes on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month according to the Chinese calender. This year it is on Thursday. Eating Qiaoguo, a snack made with a mold like this one, is a tradition to express wishes for a happy life.
ContinuedOn Thursday, young couples across China rushed to register for marriage on the auspicious day.
ContinuedA young couple kissed underwater to celebrate the festival in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province
ContinuedPeople of the Miao and Li ethnic groups gathered to splash each other and pray for good fortune in south China's Hainan province Thursday.
ContinuedA couple walked past a man selling roses along an underground walkway in Beijing.
ContinuedA girl arranged 999 lollipops at a flower shop in Anhui province ahead of the festival.
ContinuedSource: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444358404577606560115415628.html?mod=rss_about_china
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