Chinese basketball star Yao Ming and his fiancée Ye Li shoot wedding photos at the Taihu Yuan scenic resort in Lin'an, east China's Zhejiang province on July 31, 2007. [Photo: dfdaily.com]

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Chinese basketball superstar, Yao Ming, got up early Tuesday to shoot probably the most important group of photos in his life - his wedding photos - with his fiancée Ye Li, a national basketball team player from Shanghai.

They arrived early Tuesday morning at the Taihu Yuan scenic resort, the source of Taihu Lake, in the city of Lin'an, just two hours' drive from Ye Li's hometown, the Oriental Morning Post reported.

During two hours of shooting time, Yao Ming was moved by the beauty not only of his fiancée, but also of the scenery. He inquired into such environmental protection measures as limitations on the tourist flow.

In fact, the NBA Houston Rockets center has been active in environmental protection. Last August, he pledged to stop eating shark's fin soup, a Chinese delicacy, as he joined a campaign to promote wildlife protection.

In previous media reports it was introduced that Yao Ming and Ye Li would apply for a marriage certificate within this summer.