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Zhang Xinyu (L) and Liang Hong marry in the Antarctic on Feb 25, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]

Couple marries at the bottom of earth

There is no doubt all lovers hope their wedding is unique, but few have a chance to fulfill their wish. However, a pair from Beijing fulfilled their childhood dream by marrying in the Antarctic.

Zhang Xinyu and Liang Hong have been friends since childhood. They led a normal life before 2008, when a devastating earthquake jolted Sichuan province, showing them how fragile human existence can be. That prompted the pair to make the most of life.

In the following years, the couple traveled through strife-torn Somalia, wandered at Chernobyl in Ukraine, shivered at Oymyakon, the coldest place in the northern hemisphere, and sweltered at the lava flows of Marum, one of the world's most active volcanoes.

From July 2013, the pair made a 35,000 km-trip across the Pacific Ocean in a yacht named "Beijing". More than half a year after they set out, the pair arrived in the Antarctic where they held a wedding ceremony on Feb 25, 2014.

The couple is now on another worldwide trip via airplane.