From Rubble to Romance: Chinese Woman Marries the Soldier Who Rescued Her from Earthquake 15 Years Ago

Dec 08, 2025 05:46 pm CST

A heartwarming story of fate and love has unfolded in China as Liu Ximei married Liang Zhibin, the soldier who rescued her from earthquake rubble when she was just 10 years old. Their paths crossed again by chance in a restaurant 12 years later, leading to a romance that blossomed from an extraordinary shared history into what social media users are calling a "real-life fairy tale."