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Sichuan reopens to tourists, full recovery by 2010
Date: by coconut; Tags: Sichuan Travel
He Ping, a 52-year-old taxi driver in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, sent a passenger to the Lidui Park in this city 48 km northwest of Chengdu early Sunday morning.
When he found the park which is home to Dujiangyan, the world's oldest irrigation project still in operation, was open to visitors free of charge, he made a quick visit to the site of the project on the World Cultural Heritag ... View Details
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Divorced couple shares custody of dog
Date: by coconut; Tags: Odd News
Yuzhou Intermediate People's Court in Henan province mediated a case filed by a divorced couple disputing who had custody of their beloved dog.
The dog, Bei Bei, once saved the lives of both the man, surnamed Zhang, and his former wife, surnamed Wang. One winter night in 2006, the loyal Pekingese awoke them with worried barking when a dangerous gas leak occurred in their apartment.
The coupl ... View Details
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Floods take a toll on life, kill 169
Date: by lavender0108; Tags: China Floods
Heavy rain and floods have claimed 169 lives in South China, and the forecast for the north is not bright either, with the government warning of serious flooding in the Yellow River.
The worst storms and floods in decades have hit about 38.56 million people in 20 provinces, mostly in the south, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Monday.
About 52 people are missing and 2.2 million hectares of ... View Details
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