HONG KONG: Canadian actress Christy Chung and Chinese actor Shawn Zhang have celebrated 10 years of marriage with a lovely seaside ceremony in Shenzhen, China.
The couple, who first tied the knot on Nov 8, 2016, marked the special day alongside Chung’s two younger daughters, Jaden, 18, and Cayla, 16.
In a video shared on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, the 56-year-old actress looked radiant in a white strapless gown and carried a bouquet of yellow roses, while Zhang, 44, wore a sharp all-white suit.
The pair hugged and kissed in front of a flower-covered stage as fireworks lit up the night sky.
When the ceremony’s host asked if they were ready to face life’s ups and downs together for another 10 years, the couple happily replied: “We do!”
Reflecting on the day online, Chung wrote: “Let’s continue exploring a better world together.”
The pair’s love story began in 2015 on the Chinese reality dating show Perhaps Love, where a close friendship soon turned into romance.
Early on, their relationship faced criticism over their 12-year age gap, family planning, and the fact that Chung earned more than Zhang.
But Zhang has strongly defended their marriage, previously saying there is nothing wrong with a wife earning more than her husband.
Before marrying Zhang, Chung was married to businessman Glen Ross from 1998 to 2002—with whom she shares her eldest daughter, Yasmine, 28—and later to music producer Jon Yen from 2003 to 2011, the father of Jaden and Cayla.