There is a legend in the Mt. Huangshan region of China that two Romeo & Juliet-type doomed lovers, she forced to soon marry another, climbed to the top of the mountain, held hands, and leapt to their death rather than be carnally parted. As legends are today invariably convertible into tourist dollars, it is now the done thing for Chinese couples who visit the region to buy two padlocks, engrave their names onto them, lock them together and attach them to any lockable surface that presents itself on the mountaintops. All metal fixtures up there now bristle with these symbols of everlasting love.
Not gonna lie, I kinda like it. But not enough (or maybe I don't love boyfriend enough?) to actually make the purchase.
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