Ukrainian 'panda' proposes to Chengdu boyfriend on Valentine's Day

Ukrainian woman Sasha proposes to 30-year-old Da Bin in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province, Feb 14, 2014. [Photo/Huaxi Metropolis Daily]

(ECNS) - Ukrainian woman Sasha made a sensation in Dujiangyan, Southwest China's Sichuan province, on Valentine's Day when she dressed as a giant panda and proposed to her boyfriend, the West China Metropolis Daily reports.

Sasha, 26, visited the city one year ago and prayed to find Mr. Right. On the train back to Chengdu, she met Da Bin and fell in love with the 30-year-old native.

Sasha and her friends played giant pandas and danced to the popular Chinese song "Little Apple" when she knelt down and asked for Da Bin's hand in marriage.

Sasha says her boyfriend often calls her "panda," which inspired her idea.

Working in Chengdu for three years, Sasha mainly speaks English and only understands simple Chinese. Since their romance started, she has spent more time learning Chinese, and her boyfriend has taken courses in English.