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SHANGHAI: China's NBA star center Yao Ming tied the knot with his long-term girlfriend Ye Li in a low-key wedding ceremony yesterday.

A private wedding banquet for the couple of eight years was held in the city's five-star Shangri-La Hotel.

The evening was shrouded in secrecy until dozens of foreign and domestic media camped outside the glitzy hotel for a glance at the happy couple.