Tag Archives: Hangzhou

Memorial arch collapses in Hangzhou

The front page story today in the Jinling Evening News in Nanjing reports on an incident that occurred yesterday in Hangzhou when a memorial arch collapsed, killing two and injuring one. At about 09:40 in the morning, the wood and brick structure of … Continue reading

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If you don’t serve the people, get out!

A Hangzhou TV show calls a Zhejiang government official to ask about citizen complaints about parking fees; unhapy with the official’s response, one of the guests shouts at him: “What kind of official are you? Resign! If you don’t serve the people, get out!”.

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It’s summer — time to get circumcised!

Parents in Hangzhou are having their sons circumcised to beat the heat.

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Signs of Autumn: scarves in Hangzhou

Morning Express puts four stylish pedestrians on the cover.

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Be prepared for the solar eclipse

The municipal government of Wuhan has released a list of measures to deal with possible emergencies that may be caused by the sudden darkness,

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Hangzhou high school students complain about spring break

Hangzhou high school students launch a website to complain about classes scheduled during the spring break.

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“Iron big brother” finally uses his brain

Qianjiang Evening News: Hangzhou’s railway station has adopted a new information announcing system, which shows the amount of remaining tickets on the big screen.

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9,468 magazines in China

Here are some numbers about the magazine business from an article on Xinhua’s website: China reports growing number of magazine titles China published 9,468 magazine titles with the relevant publishing generating about 17 billion yuan (2.29 billion U.S. dollars) in … Continue reading

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