It is a
story of a man and an older woman who ran off to live and love each other in peace for over half a century.
Over 50 years ago, Liu, a 19 year-old boy, fell in love with a 29 year-old widowed mother named Xu. At that time, it was unacceptable and immoral for a young man to love an older woman. To avoid the market gossip, the couple d
ecided to elope and lived in a cave in Jiangjin County in Southern ChongQing area.
In the beginning, they had nothing, no electricity or even food. They had to eat grass and roots they found in the mountain, and Liu made a kerosene lamp that they used to light up their lives.
In the second year of living in the mountain, Liu began and continued for over 50 years, to hand-carve the steps so that his wife could get down the mountain easily.
Half a century later in 2001, a group of adventurers were exploring
the forest and were surprised to find the elderly couple and the over 6,000 hand-carved steps. The couple had lived in peace for over 50 years until last week. Liu, now 72 years, returned from his daily farm work and collapsed. Xu sat and prayed with her husband.
As he passed away in her arms. So in love with Xu, was Liu, that no
one was able to release the grip he had on his wife's hand even after he had passed away.
In 2006, their story had became one of the top 10 love stories from China,collected by the Chinese Women Weekly. The local government has decided to preserve the love ladder and the place they lived as a museum, so this love story can live forever.
Love... How many of us really, truly know the meaning?
"We make them cry who care for us
We cry for those who never care for us
And we care for those who will never cry for us
This is the truth of life, it's strange but true
Once you realize this, it's never too late to change"
附录：直叫人生死相许.....曾经拥有好过从未有过吧。
这一生等不到杨过，希望来世我就是杨过，一生只爱小龙女，就算有很多红颜知己.....
亚利桑那延长一年的教学，随着果实与日俱大，我才恍然大悟；这两年来一直被我误会以为是酸甘树的它原来是橘子树。若是橘子树会说话，它一定责骂我‘不识货’。
。冬天的九重葛美不胜收，在新加坡肯定不会有如此的‘变色特技’。两棵属于不同地带的植物竟然在同一片土上‘相依为命’，甚至显得相铺相成，很奇妙的搭配。
