China Scene: West

Woman's appetite still strong after 114 years

Gao Wusui, a farmer in Fenju village, Guizhou province, still has a good appetite even at 114 years of age.

The woman lives deep in the mountains and enjoys clean air and a very good environment. Her 68-year-old son, Meng Laogao, said the woman was born in 1894 and lives a simple but happy life. She can still eat about 800 g of rice and meat every day and is in good health.

(Guizhou Metropolis Daily)

Age difference no obstacle to marriage

Yan Jiafan, a 35-year-old man, married his 60-year-old bride Tao Chengbi in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, after eight years of battling obstacles.

Yan and Tao were both farmers living in Shengli village in Pengshui when they fell in love. Because of the age difference, their relatives and friends were against the courtship.

In 2001, Yan and Tao left their village to live in Chengdu and recently wed.

(Chengdu Commercial Daily)

Cheap ring argument shaky ground for divorce

"He told me he would buy me a ring worth more than 6,000 yuan (about $860), but then he turned around and bought one worth just 3,000 yuan. That means he does not love me, so I want a divorce."

So ran the lament of Chen Yan, a resident of Chongqing. She married Zhang Feng in May 2007, but they fought early this year because Zhang had failed to honor his pledge to buy the more expensive ring. Chen filed for divorce, using the ring as grounds.

However, a court rejected the case on Thursday, saying the problem was just a minor one.

(Chongqing Morning News)

(China Daily 05/07/2008 page6)