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"A Chinese man has embarked on a 1,000 mile trip at the request of his fianc\u00C3\u00A9e. Liu Peiwen is currently undertaking the lengthy journey from the central province of Henan to his Proclaimers-loving girlfriend Ling Hsueh&amp;#039;s home in Guangdong. She had joked that she would only marry him if he took the words of the Scottish band&amp;#039;s 1988 hit single &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;m Gonna Be (500 Miles)&amp;#039; literally, according to Pakistan&amp;#039;s The Nation. The chorus includes the words: &amp;quot;I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more/ To be the man who walks 1,000 miles to fall down at your door.&amp;quot; Liu said: &amp;quot;The distance from here to her hometown in the Guangdong province, in southeastern China, is 1,600 kilometers - which is exactly 1,000 miles. &amp;quot;When I get there I hope she is waiting for me and I will ask her again - and I hope she says yes.&amp;quot; Ling told local reporters that her 29-year-old lover was &amp;quot;a fruitcake&amp;quot; for undertaking the journey, but added: &amp;quot;I would have married him anyway and was only joking when I said he had to walk 1,000 miles.&amp;quot; It is thought that it will take Liu six weeks to complete the journey. &amp;gt; Couple marry after 28-year engagement &amp;gt; London Marathon finisher runs extra 99 miles Watch the video to &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;m Gonna Be (500 Miles)&amp;#039; by The Proclaimers below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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