A photograph of an old man buying a diamond ring for his terminally ill wife has found its way onto the Internet.

Husband fulfills dying wife's lifelong dream

The couple, who hail from Jiangxi province, came to Beijing to seek better medical aid, but doctors told them the woman would not be able to survive long-term chemotherapy.

Before leaving the national capital, the old man took his wheelchair-bound wife to a shopping mall to fulfill her lifelong wish - a diamond ring on her finger.

When the woman finally chose a ring she liked, the store owner insisted on clicking a photograph of the couple.