BEIJING - Television stars Ruby Lin, 40, and Wallace Huo, 36, have announced that they are dating.

His company made the announcement on Weibo, tagging Lin in a post on Friday that read: "We hope to get everyone's blessing", said NetEase website.

Lin posted a photo of roses on Facebook, with the caption: "So happiness has been close to me all the while".

The two acted in the 2006 TV version of the Jimmy Liao picture book Sound Of Colors and are said to have been secretly dating for four years, reported NetEase.

Taiwanese actress Lin shot to stardom in 1998 with the Chiung Yao costume comedy My Fair Princess, one of the most successful Chinese-language TV series ever. Taiwanese actor Huo starred in the fantasy drama The Journey Of Flower, a big hit last year in China.