Beijing never seems to lack spectacular scenes: After cart carried torpedo, another “wonder” appeared on the front pages of most of today’s newspapers.
Yesterday in Beishatan area in the north of Beijing, damaged undergound water pipes turned a road into a river. More than 500 tons of water gushed out from the underground pipes in the two hour mini deluge. The water supply for residential housing near this area had to be turned off.
The pictured front page is from Beijing Times 京华时报, the leading headline is about a hot topic recently: Villas inside the Yuanmingyuan ruins which have been occupied illegally will get reorganized.