Photo shows 87-year-old Deng Yingtang and his wife, 86-year-old Li Mingqing. (Photo/West China City Daily)

Romance is not only for the young. Nowhere is this clearer than in the case of Deng Yingtang, an 87-year-old man in Nanchong, Sichuan province, who arranged a special Valentine's Day gift for his wife, 86-year-old Li Mingqing. The couple took a series of photos to commemorate their 70th wedding anniversary, West China City Daily reported on Feb. 14.

Deng and Li both dressed in red and black clothing. They demonstrated tacit understanding and affection for one another throughout the shoot.

"My grandpa and grandma didn't have a marriage certificate when they got married 70 years ago, let alone any wedding photos," said Yang Jie, their 26-year-old granddaughter. It was Deng's wish to take photos with his wife, and Yang helped him to find a photographer.

Deng and Li met for the first time on their wedding day in 1947, and they have enjoyed a happy life together ever since. Deng is an intellectual while Li is illiterate, but they do not allow that difference to separate them; they constantly display patience and love for one another.

They now have three daughters and an adopted son, and their family extends across four generations. Their eldest great grandchild is already 25 years old. No doubt influenced by Deng and Li, all the couples in the family have good relationships.