Blog EntryAn Incredible LoveJun 17, '08 6:50 PM
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Cinta tanpa pandang umur antara seorang pemuda umur 19 dan seorang janda berumur 29 tahun.

 

The 70-year-old Chinese man who hand-carved over 6,000 stairs up a mountain for his 80-year-old wife has passed away in the cave which has been the couple's home for the last 50 years.

                                                           

Over 50  years ago,
Liu Guojiang a 19 year-old boy, fell in love with a 29 year-old widowed  mother named Xu Chaoqin..

 

In a twist worthy of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, friends and relatives criticized the relationship because of the age difference and the fact that Xu already had children.

                                   

                                         


At that time, it was unacceptable and immoral for a young man  to love an older woman.. To avoid the market gossip and the scorn of their communities, the couple decided to  elope and lived in a cave in Jiangjin County in Southern ChongQing Municipality.


In the beginning, life was harsh as hey had nothing, no electricity or even food.  They had to eat grass and roots they found in the mountain, and Liu made a  kerosene lamp that they used to light up their lives.  



Xu felt that she had tied Liu down and repeatedly asked him, 'Are you regretful? Liu always replied, 'As long as we are industrious, life will improve.'

In the second year  of living in the mountain, Liu began and continued for over 50 years, to  hand-carve the steps so that his wife could get down the mountain  easily.

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Half a century later in 2001, a group of adventurers were  exploring the forest and were surprised to find the elderly couple and the  over 6,000 hand-carved steps.

 Liu MingSheng,  one of their seven children said, 'My parents loved each other so much, they  have lived in seclusion for over 50 years and never been apart a single day.  He hand carved more than 6,000 steps over the years for my mother's  convenience, although she doesn't go down the mountain that  much.'

                                                            


The couple had  lived in peace for over 50 years until last week. Liu, now 72 years, returned  from his daily farm work and collapsed. Xu sat and prayed with her husband as  he passed away in her arms. So in love with Xu, was Liu, that no one was able  to release the grip he had on his wife's hand even after he had passed away.  

                                                                        


'You promised me you'll take care of me, you'll always be with me until the day I died, now you left before me, how am I going to live without you?'

Xu spent days softly repeating this sentence and touching her husband's black coffin with tears rolling down her cheeks.

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In 2006, their story became one of the top 10 love stories from China , collected by the Chinese Women Weekly. The local government has decided to  preserve the love ladder and the place they lived as a museum, so this love  story can live forever. 



 

 





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mamajos wrote on Jun 17
Thank you for sharing tante......a wonderfull story....
mudah2an semangat cinta mereka bisa jadi inspirasi buat kami yang muda2...untuk nggak gampang berpikir bahwa berpikir kalo perceraian akan menyelasaikan segalanya, bahwa cinta tidak pantas buat diperjuangkan......
eddyjp wrote on Jun 17
Dasyat Tan, what a love story.
ellytjan wrote on Jun 17
mamajos said
a wonderfull story....
mudah2an semangat cinta mereka bisa jadi inspirasi buat kami yang muda2...untuk nggak gampang berpikir bahwa berpikir kalo perceraian akan menyelasaikan segalanya, bahwa cinta tidak pantas buat diperjuangkan......
Ini merupakan simbol dari pasangan dengan cinta sejati.
ellytjan wrote on Jun 17
eddyjp said
Dasyat Tan, what a love story
Ini namanya cinta beneran, bukan hanya dimulut.
eddyjp wrote on Jun 17
He..he..he..abis cuman adanya berdua aja sih disitu...he..he..he..
ellytjan wrote on Jun 17
eddyjp said
He..he..he..abis cuman adanya berdua aja sih disitu...he..he..he
Hidupnya terisolir, tidak ada gangguan orang lain.
eddyjp wrote on Jun 17
Ini juga nggak baik, 1 mati 1 hidup merana...
wlzone wrote on Jun 17
Luar biasa ya.. cinta mengalahkan segalanya.
ellytjan wrote on Jun 17
eddyjp said
Ini juga nggak baik, 1 mati 1 hidup merana
Biasanya yang satunya tidak lama menyusul juga. Tetapi tergantung kalau ada anak2nya yang bisa menghibur jadi tidak susah.
ellytjan wrote on Jun 17
wlzone said
Luar biasa ya.. cinta mengalahkan segalanya
Dapaat dikatakan 1000 000 hanya 1 saja bisa seperti itu.
diyesh wrote on Jun 17
a true love story.... makasih dah sharing ceritanya...
admonike wrote on Jun 17
True love never lives happily ever after - true love has no ending.
ellytjan wrote on Jun 17
diyesh said
a true love story.... makasih dah sharing ceritanya
Cinta tidak mengenal perbedaan umur.
ellytjan wrote on Jun 17
True love never lives happily ever after - true love has no ending
Akibatnya true love story menyebabkan tidak happy setelah salah satu meninggal.
cutyfruty wrote on Jun 18
Ini bener-bener cinta sejati....
ellytjan wrote on Jun 18
Ini bener-bener cinta sejati
Menurut saya Leo dan Sri merupakan pasangan cinta sejati juga.
cutyfruty wrote on Jun 18
Menurut saya Leo dan Sri merupakan pasangan cinta sejati juga.
Terimakasih tante....aduh jadi malu nih....

Tante dan Oom kan juga cinta sejati kan? Kalau bukan cinta sejati, dari dulu-dulu sudah bubar ya tante? Tapi tante dan Oom kan pasangan awet....
ellytjan wrote on Jun 18
Tante dan Oom kan juga cinta sejati kan? Kalau bukan cinta sejati, dari dulu-dulu sudah bubar ya tante? Tapi tante dan Oom kan pasangan awet....
Menurut pengalaman tidak ada lelaki lainya yang ku cintai kecuali suami dan papa sendiri, namanya cinta sejati. Kami doakan untuk Leo dan Sri cinta sampai kakek dan nenek.
cutyfruty wrote on Jun 18
Kami doakan untuk Leo dan Sri cinta sampai kakek dan nenek.
Amin. Terimakasih tante....
ellytjan wrote on Jun 19
Amin. Terimakasih tante....
Semoga sehat selalu. Salam semuanya.
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