A man burned himself after failing to win his girlfriend over, jxnews.com.cn reported.

The unsuccessful wooer, surnamed Wu, 38, burned himself and was seriously injured after his marriage proposal was rejected by his girlfriend in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Saturday.

Wu said he loved his girlfriend very much. He drove a car with betrothal gifts worth tens of thousands of yuan to propose. He prepared for the worst by bringing a can of gas in case he was refused.

On the morning of Nov. 23 he arrived at the girl's home and proposed to her. She refused him directly.

He threatened he would not live if the girl did not marry him. He then poured the gas on himself and ignited.

Wu was sent to a hospital immediately with more than 60 percent of his body sustaining injuries. He is still in critical condition.