(Top) ROMANTIC REGISTRATION: Yang Jinmao (left) and He jianxi have registered to be a couple on April 20, first anniversary of Lushan earthquake in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province (Bottom) ENDURING LOVE: Yang Jinmao shields He Jianxi from the harsh sun while He waits to be transferred to a hospital after she was injured during the Lushan earthquake on April 20 (JIANG HONGJING)

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On April 20, Yang Jinmao and He Jianxi finally became husband and wife.

However, on the same day only one year earlier, He's leg was injured and Yang carried her out from the debris when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Lushan County in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. He moved to a temporary tent in last June after she was discharged from the hospital while her house was being reinforced.

The disastrous earthquake left 196 people dead and more than 10,000 injured. Similar to the bride and groom, two million other people have been affected by the earthquake and more than 100,000 families were left homeless. To make sure those affected were able to return to their normal lives as soon as possible, the provincial government of Sichuan launched a reconstruction project in July.

So far, work has begun on 84 percent of the planned residential projects, on more than 95 percent of schools and medical service buildings and several main roads.

According to Zhong Mian, administrative vice governor of Sichuan, the three-year rehabilitation program, which involves more than 2,700 government-initiated projects, is estimated to cost more than 87.6 billion yuan ($14.22 billion). Its priority is to rebuild homes for survivors.

"All new homes for rural residents and about one-third of those for their urban peers are expected to be completed by the end of this year," said Zhong.

The newly-wed couple plan to hold their wedding ceremony in the end of the year. "Having had a near death experience, it is easy to tell who the one is," He said looking at her husband.

For the two of them, April 20 will be significant every year, in more ways than one.