That's the home of Wang Hong and Zhang Hai, a couple who were having trouble ending a four-year marriage because of their difficulty communicating with each other and the local judge. Both Hong and Hai are deaf and mute, making communication understandably difficult.

"In the end we found using mobile phone text messages was an effective way of communicating," said Judge Xue Lixin, who made an earnest effort save the marriage herself.

"I made some phone calls and met with Wang's relatives and friends and asked them to change her mind, but they failed. She came to court four times and confirmed in writing she was determined to divorce."

Turns out it took 200 texts to finally bring an end to the marriage. So that means the first recorded divorce by text wasn't impractical, impulsive or without effort — three things we're pretty sure will factor into the first big city text divorce. Any day now.