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Marriage As Old As Nearly 90 Years

Zhu Yingzhou (L) and his wife Xiong Fazhen pose in the village of Fengtang in Qingzhen city in southwest China's Guizhou Province May 24, 2005. Zhu, 102, and Xiong, 103, have been married for nearly 90 years, according to local police. Xiong married Zhu when she was only 13. They have three sons and three daughters, with the oldest daughter now 81 years old. Picture taken May 24, 2005.

 

Zhu Yingzhou (2nd R) and his wife Xiong Fazhen (2nd L) pose for a photo with their youngest son, 51-year-old Zhu Yiming (L), daughter-in-law (R) and grandson in the village of Fengtang in Qingzhen city in southwest China's Guizhou province May 24, 2005.

 

Both Zhu and Xiong could eat two bowls of rice each meal.

 

The 102-year-old Zhu still affords some light housework.

 

(China Daily May 26, 2005)

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