Chinese man still wed to US woman with PhD 20 years after massage parlour meeting

Chinese Man and US Woman: 20 Years of Marriage

A remarkable story of true love has gone viral on mainland social media, where a moderately educated man from rural China has been married to an American woman with a PhD degree for 20 years.

Wu Yanju, 44, was born in a village in Yuzhou, central Henan province, in a poor family where he had to sleep in a room shared with the livestock his parents raised, as reported by Jimu News.

Overcoming Adversity

Although Wu studied well, hoping to change his fate through education, he left school at the age of 15 due to his parents' inability to support his studies. He then took up a manual labor job at a mine near his village, where his father also worked.

Tragedy struck when Wu's right eye was seriously injured while moving rocks, but this did not deter him from finding true love.

True love sees happy couple conquer language barrier, educational disparity, squat toilet problem to build enduring relationship.

A Chance Meeting

The story began when Wu met his American wife at a massage parlour 20 years ago. Despite the language barrier and educational disparity, the couple has built a strong and enduring relationship.

Author's summary: A Chinese man and a US woman with a PhD overcome obstacles to build a 20-year marriage.

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South China Morning Post South China Morning Post — 2025-10-30

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