Yao Ming, the supersize Houston Rocket, on Monday married his girlfriend of eight years in a private Shanghai ceremony that local media described as a melding of Chinese and Western traditions.

• 星期一，休斯敦火箭超级明星姚明正式迎娶他的8年女友叶莉，仪式在上海比较平静地进行。当地媒体称，姚的婚礼是中西合璧的典范。