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Odd indeed. If his bride was smoking hot, we would all have to kowtow to him.

Shaolin master, 98, marries bride, 43
* Source: Global Times
* [08:48 November 30 2010]



A simple but special wedding with a big red "Xi"(double happiness) character hanging behind three party tables marked the first marriage of 98-year-old Shaolin master, Fang Taishan, and his 43-year-old bride, Yang, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province on November 24.

Yang said, "He is a hero. To marry him was my idea, my good luck and my happiness. I am willing to accompany him on the last trip of his life." Fang has a led a legendary life. He learned Thai martial arts in Guangdong at age 9, and two years later he went to practice martial arts at the Shaolin Temple in Quanzhou, Fujian Province. In 1946, Fang joined in the revolutionary army and in 1950 became the bodyguard for famed general Ye Jianying. Today Fang has more than 3,000 disciples.

"At first, we didn't believe this wedding would come true," said an adopted son of Fang's. "But he was serious about this."