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The longest marriage
2005-10-24 03:27:43 


(Text: Reuters/Photo: cnsphoto)

Zhang Jiuyu (front R) and Guo Changlan (front L) pose for photographs as local officials present flowers to celebrate the couple's marriage of 80 years and 15 days in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, October 23, 2005.

The 96-year-old couple have one child, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. They broke the Guinness World Records for world's longest living marriage held by British couple Percy and Florence Arrowsmith, local media reported.

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