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71-Year-Old Man From Xinjiang Marries 114-Year-Old Bride
The unusual marriage between a 71-year-old man and an 114-year-old woman in Xinjiang has caught the attention of Chinese media and social media users. According to the disabled groom, his 114-year-old bride was the first one to care for him.
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Роза
October 12, 2016 at 6:58 am
молодцы, здоровья и счастья на долгие годы!!!
Dmitry Dzhagarov
October 12, 2016 at 9:09 pm
71-year + 22 years = 93 not 114 something wrond in this article
Manya Koetse
October 12, 2016 at 9:39 pm
You are completely right. We took it over from a local news source (““我是个残疾人，一直就没人看得上我，没人愿意跟我结婚，只有她不嫌弃我没有双腿，我也不介意她比我大22岁，只要她活着一天，我就每天陪着她说话，给她端茶倒水，好好伺候她……”) but you are right that the number don’t add up. Thanks!
KKKMOONMANKKK
November 3, 2016 at 4:13 pm
black lives don’t matter
BizUyghur
October 12, 2016 at 9:25 pm
I know you got it from a online source (local news station) but the source got every facts wrong other than the marriage of these old couple.
1. The couple are Uyghurs from Maralbeshi County (Bachu in Chinese) in Kashgar. The names of bride and groom in the article are Chinese names.
2. The wedding took place in Maralbeshi County Not in 平度市 in Shandong province the source claimed.
3. She is not 22 years older than him. 114 – 71 = 43
Thanks for the article but I hope you can use little more credible sources like Xinhua: http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2016-10/10/c_129316048_2.htm
Manya Koetse
October 12, 2016 at 9:42 pm
Thank you for your comment. At the time of publishing, the available sources were limited (the Xinhua source mentioned by you is a day after the What’s on Weibo article), but you are right that the local news station mentioned some mistakes which we did not notice. Thanks!