Boyfriend wears his partner's pink heels in China

Unexpectedly touching images showing a man wearing his girlfriend's high heels to relieve her tired feet have gone viral after warming hearts around the world.

More than 10,000 people have commented on the viral snaps from Chongqing Municipality's Shapingba District in south-western China, and they have been liked over 25,000 times.

The photos were taken by a woman with the surname Xie on the fourth floor of Xinqiao Hospital, where the girlfriend had been waiting to see a doctor.

Xie said the woman appeared to be in some discomfort, and that the couple had already swapped shoes when they turned up.

The doting boyfriend insisted on wearing his girlfriend's high heeled pink shoes so that she could be comfortable in his flat sandals

An onlooker said the woman had suggested swapping back again, but the boyfriend insisted on staying in the heels