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College graduate died of starvation after spending 14 years in isolation at home

An old Chinese story goes that: a mother pierced a hole in a pancake and put it around her lazy son’s neck before going out, she asked his son to fill his stomach when he was hungry. However, when the … Continue reading

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Villagers use giant plastic bags to steal natural gas

Binzhou, a city in eastern China’s Shandong province, is abundant in natural gas, in order to save fuel cost, poor local villagers used huge plastic bags to inflate it with the natural gas steal from an natural gas well and … Continue reading

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Yunnan villagers seek water from underground cave to fight drought

Villagers in Fuyuan county, Qujing city, in southwest China’s Yunnan province were forced to retrieve water from a unexplored deep karst cave as severe drought continues to grip the region.

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Pictures: farmer’s self made plane

Li Jingchun and his self made plane Li Jingchun, a 58-year-old farmer, sprays paints onto his self-made aircraft on top of his house in Xiahe village located in Shenyang,Liaoningprovince. The 5m long,1.5m wide plane, mostly made of recycled iron plates, … Continue reading

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Chinese overseas workers: it’s difficult to support a family

With the Chinese increasing overseas investment, more and more Chinese people go to work overseas. On one hand, overseas salary is several times or dozens of times higher, and people will have more “face” and can “show off” their experience, … Continue reading

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Beijing hukou costs 500,000 Yuan

As China experiences rapid urbanization, residence permits (户口,hùkǒu) for major cities have become extremely valuable. It is rumored that aBeijingpermit is selling for an incredible 500,000 Yuan.

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Nanjing Chengguan stare at hawkers until they leave automatically

January 29, at a junction of Suojin village inNanjing, a dozen city inspectors stood around the roadside fish stalls in uniform, the hawkers could not withstand pressure and rushed to withdraw the stalls.

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Farmer`s radish looted by crazy people

A peasant named Han Gang from Zhengzhou planted 80 acres of radish in outskirt and had a big crop this year, each radish is over3 kg, but unfortunately the market for radishes was sluggish. He struggled to contact with buyers … Continue reading

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“Nail household” loses demolition battle

November 17, Yuexiu District Court started forced demolition on three houses in Yangqi village,  over one hundred officers and more than ten police cars, fire engines and ambulances assembled on the construction site of Yangqi village , finally they removed … Continue reading

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Girl in Hunan attends class with her younger bother

October 21, a photo named “younger brother is going to sleep” was forwarded by many netizens, many said they were moved to tears, some even tried to provide financial aid to the girl. The photographer Lu Qixing said this group … Continue reading

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A chef built a railway bridge in China

A railway project in Jinlin Province, northeast of China, was contracted out to a bogus company and several guys who have absolutely no ideas on construction after series of contracting and sub-contracting. The segment is a major project with a … Continue reading

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Skyscraper in China richest village sparks controversy

Huaxi village in east China’s Jiangsu Province grabbed attention after completing a 328-meter high-rise hotel that houses a statue of an ox made from a ton of gold.

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