A couple in China have had their wedding reception, 70 years after being married.

Yan Zhengming (above right), 94, and his wife Zhou Suqing, 90, held the reception at their home on the 70th anniversary of their marriage, in Quxian county of Dazhou, Sichuan province, China.

The wedding, organized by local charity groups, was a long-time wish of veteran of the World War Two Yan, who on marriage not afford to have a wedding ceremony, local media reported.  

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