Forty years ago, Lau fell in love with Tsui, a girl that was 10 years older than him. Later, Tsui married another man, but he died and left her with 4 children. Lau then said to her " Let me take care of you for the rest of your life." At the time, the society did not accept the fact that older women, with kids should remarry to a younger man. Because Lau did not want Tsui to be humiliated by society, they left to live in a far away hill in China. Life there was harsh, but they managed to live happily, enjoying their quiet life. However, the only way to have access to daily necessities was to climb down the steep hill. Since Lau was afraid that Tsui would easily get hurt climbing down the hill, he spent 50 years of his life carving 6000 steps, similar to a staircase that we have now. In 2002, this "staircase" was found by explorers and named it "天梯". However, Lau died in 2007 from brain cancer, leaving his wife in the far away hill. Lau's love, as expressed by his staircase will be forever engraved into Tsui's heart.
Below is the video, along with the song 天梯 by C All Star. Enjoy.
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