An earthquake that killed more than 69,000 people eight years ago in Southwest China's Sichuan province has left inerasable trauma to survivors, but life is going on as people have never stopped their pursuit of love and happiness.Here are eight wedding stories about people who witnessed and survived that catastrophe. Their stories are proof of unbeatable love and people's determination to reconstruct their homes and life.Tang Li wanted to see their original home before the wedding began, so her husband, Li Jian, took her to the debris. They took a wedding photo on the rubble. 'This is our home. We will build a new house here when we make enough money.'
Yang Weihua, in white dress, took a wedding photo with a photo of her husband Wu Wenbin in her hand on June, 28, 2008. Wu was a soldier who died from overwork during earthquake rescue.
The couple met each other in middle school, and were deeply in love. They registered for marriage four months before the quake, and planned to hold a wedding in June, 2008. But he never returned.More than 2,500 kilometers apart, Lang Meng took his vows to his bride via video call on May 17, 2008.
The firefighter had scheduled his wedding with his girlfriend Chang Fang on May 17 at home in northeast China's Liaoning Province, but he was sent to the quake zone for rescue mission after the catastrophe hit. Nevertheless, the man decided to marry his love on schedule in such a way.Qiu Yuanyuan stood alone on the stage on her wedding on May, 16, 2008. The bridegroom, Rao Xin, helicopter pilot, was sent to Wenchuan the day before the wedding. The couple donated all the monetary gift they received on the wedding to earthquake victims.
Nineteen days after the quake destroyed their home, Wang Xiaobo and Guo Fujuan held their wedding in a tent. They were the first couple married after the quake.
They were engaged the day when the earthquake struck. Wang grabbed Guo's hand when the jolt happened, and pulled her in a sprint for the open space. 'I was moved when he risked his life to save me,' the bride said.On May 7, 2011, Hu Yonghua married Wu Li in their new home. Three years after the earthquake, new residence, new hospitals and new schools were put into use.
Yang Zhengjie finally married Yangli on April 15, 2013, after a five-year engagement. They had lost their home in the quake and had to postpone their wedding.
Liao Bo was trapped in the debris with only his head outside when the rescuers found him on May 13, 2008. His strong will to live has moved the country and thus is dubbed 'the boy in the gap'. His left leg was amputated after he was pulled out, but he remains optimistic as he grows up.
Liao graduated from college in 2014 and found a job in a company. He was married on February 2, 2016.
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