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A groom carrying his bride in the arms signs his name on a board at Sanya City, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 12, 2008. A total of 99 newly weds and old couples from home and abroad came to the Huge Rock with Four Characters of "Tian Ya Hai Jiao (the Remotest Corner of the World)" on the coast south of Sanya City, to attend the 12th Sanya International Wedding Celebration Festival on Friday. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

A 75-year-old French man waves as his 45-year-old Chinese wife smiles at Sanya City, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 12, 2008. They came here from Shanghai to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their marriage. A total of 99 newly weds and old couples from home and abroad came to the Huge Rock with Four Characters of "Tian Ya Hai Jiao (the Remotest Corner of the World)" on the coast south of Sanya City, to attend the 12th Sanya International Wedding Celebration Festival on Friday. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

Ji Zhaozuo (R), a 75-year-old man, smiles while holding an umbrella for his 72-year-old wife He Jiaguang, at Sanya City, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 12, 2008. They came here from Shanghai to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their marriage. A total of 99 newly wed couples and old couples from home and abroad came to the Huge Rock with Four Characters of "Tian Ya Hai Jiao (the Remotest Corner of the World)" on the coast south of Sanya City, to attend the 12th Sanya International Wedding Celebration Festival on Friday. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)