In a love story reminiscent of a romance novel, a woman in China recently wedded her saviour who rescued her from a quake-hit building 17 years ago. 

Liu Ximei, 28, and Liang Zhibin, 40, tied the knot alongside 36 other couples at a mass traditional wedding ceremony in Changsha, Hunan province, on Nov 29, reported media outlet Rednet.cn.