While many newlyweds these days like to take a honeymoon overseas, in Shanghai, there is a golden couple (a couple that have been married for 50 years) who have been travelling ever since tying the knot.

(A photo of Zong Zhenjun and Shen Xiujuan alongside Lake Taihu in 1971)

Five decades ago when Zong Zhenjun married Shen Xiujuan on October 1, 1971, the newly-weds decided on a whim to go on a trip. After the ceremony in the morning, they hopped on a train to Nanjing and then went all the way to Wuxi and Yixing, before finally returning to Shanghai.

Over the ensuing 50 years, the couple has been to 87 countries and regions. They even took a boat to Antarctica. Their travel was not suspended until the outbreak of the epidemic in early 2020.

The couple have kept the photos they have taken during their travel across the world. Zong made several travel log albums, saying that the photos represent the nice time cherished by them and happy memories of their mutual support and companionship with each other.

(Photos/xinmin.cn)