Two 13-year-old Chinese children married one another. The wife is already five months pregnant
The small ceremony took place in Ding’an County, Hainan Province in Southern China.
Footage has since emerged of the wedding on YouKu, a Chinese streaming service.
The nuptials were reportedly arranged by the couple’s parents.
In the short clip, the newlyweds can be seen wearing red costumes and bowing to one another as is typical of a traditional Chinese wedding, surrounded by their friends and family.
The bride was reportedly five months pregnant at the time.
Whilst their actual ages remain unconfirmed, with the majority of reports claiming that the pair are both 13 years old, Beijing News claims that they are in fact 16.
Either way, the wedding will not be recognised officially by the state as the legal age for women to marry in China is 20 and for men it is 22.
