Lesbian couple Dongdong, 36 (alias) and Qiqi, 30, (alias) stand together at their wedding in Shenzhen city, South China's Guangdong province on Jan 4, 2013. The date has a similar pronunciation in Chinese to "love you for a lifetime". The couple finally got the approval from their parents for their marriage after experiencing a lot of struggle, becoming the first lesbian pair to hold a public wedding. [Photo/nandu.com]

A couple poses for photos with their marriage certificates outside of a registration office in Taiyuan, Northwest China's Shanxi province on Jan 4, 2013. Chinese couples consider Jan 4, 2013, as the best day in 10,000 years to tie the knot, because the date sounds like "lifetime love" in Chinese. [Photo/CFP]