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Around the nation: President Xi Jinping’s ‘China dream’ fires model maker’s imagination
Amateur painter Zheng Hongkang, from Zhejiang province, has built a life-sized clay model of China’s president after being inspired by the leader’s plans for the nation
Chinese villager Zheng Hongkang, a keen amateur painter, adds a dash of colour to his life-sized clay model of President Xi Jinping. Photo: Dfic.cn
ZHEJIANG
Xi inspires model maker
A villager has built a life-sized clay model of President Xi Jinping, news portal Dfic.cn reports. Zheng Hongkang, from Yuyao, said he had never had any artistic training, but had always enjoyed painting and moulding clay. He said he was inspired by Xi’s “China dream” to turn figures from his imagination into real-life models. Zheng has also built a collection of characters from the Chinese 16th century novel, Journey to the West.
Row ends in baby’s death
A mother reportedly inflicted fatal injuries on her 11-day-old baby daughter after throwing her on the floor during a row with her husband on Monday night, the Qianjiang Evening News reports. The infant was rushed to hospital in Wenzhou, but doctors were unable to save her. The woman was taken into custody.
BEIJING
‘Watch stolen on first date’
A university student in Beijing allegedly stole a man’s 80,000 yuan (about HK$100,000) watch on their first date, Beijing Times reports. The student arranged to see the man after meeting on the social media website WeChat. She stayed at the man’s flat, but the next morning he called police after claiming his watch was missing. The student was arrested by police while attending class, according to the report.
Cost of dying ‘too high’
Beijingers spend an average of 80,000 yuan on memorial and burial services for relatives, China Radio International reports. A report by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Academy of Social Sciences, published ahead of the Ching Ming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day) on April 5, said that 92 per cent of residents thought buying a tomb in a cemetery now cost too much. It added that people were not choosing eco-burials because they believed only traditional burial rituals ensured the deceased rested in peace.
FUJIAN
Mistress ‘assaulted’
A woman was detained by police after a video went viral allegedly showing her beating her former husband’s mistress, the Strait Metropolis Daily reports. The video reportedly shows her holding down the other woman while slapping the mistress in the face and pulling her hair. Police in Fuding said the alleged row occurred after the man had stayed at a hotel with his mistress.
Revo-loo-tion now
Fujian province plans to build an extra 1,305 toilets at its major tourist sites within the next three years, the Southeast Express reports. The local tourism and housing authorities said the planned toilets were part of the nation’s “revo-loo-tion” to improve the hygiene of public conveniences after numerous complaints from tourists about unsanitary and poor-quality facilities. Fujian will also refurbish an additional 575 toilet blocks.
GANSU
Death fall hurts bystander
A woman suffered critical injuries when she was struck by a man as he fell to his death after leaping from the 28th floor of a block of flats, the Southern Metropolis News reports. The woman, 32, a resident of the flats in Lanzhou, was injured just as she left the building. The dead man, in his 30s, had reportedly committed suicide and been involved in a serious car accident before the Lunar New Year.
Endangered turtle inquiry
Gansu provincial authorities are investigating claims that a seafood store in Lanzhou has been keeping endangered sea turtles in a tank for the entertainment of customers, the Lanzhou Morning Post reports. The store owner claimed the turtles were not kept for sale or eating – only for passers-by to admire, according to the report.
GUANGDONG
Fine for divorce court slap
A man has been fined 5,000 yuan for slapping his wife across the face during their bitter divorce court hearing, news portal Ycwb.com reports. The court in Zhongshan imposed the penalty on the husband for obstruction and disrupting civil court proceedings. The man had slapped the woman as he walked past her after giving evidence at the hearing, the report said.
‘Child rapist’ held
Police have detained a 59-year-old man on suspicion of raping a four-year-old girl, the Southern Metropolis News reports. The man allegedly broke into a house in Huizhou and then raped the child twice, while she had been left alone for the day by her parents. Police were alerted after the child’s parents returned home and discovered the suspect sleeping in their bed, the report said.
HEILONGJIANG
Naked fury
A 50-year-old woman, who stripped off in front of a man on their first date, angrily demanded money from him for looking at her naked and then called the police after he criticised her figure and told her he did not want to see her again, China Youth Daily reports. The man, 62, had met the woman on an online dating website. Nangang district police managed to placate the woman by telling the man to pay her 5 yuan bus fare home, the report said.
Family reunion hopes
A homeless man is on a quest to find his parents, who he has not seen for 17 years, news website Chinajilin.com.cn reports. Li Liguo, 36, said his father had been a violent man, and he never went back after he left home to find work. He said he now felt guilty about losing contact with his parents, who had since moved away from their old home, according to the report.
JIANGSU
‘Gift’ from Good Samaritan
A Good Samaritan handed a young woman’s new iPhone 6 in to police after she had angrily thrown away the gift during a lovers’ tiff, the Modern Express reports. A woman and her boyfriend, both from Nanjing, forgot about retrieving the phone, which was later picked up by an elderly woman who was walking past. When their argument was over, the couple remembered the missing phone, which they were able to recover after contacting the police.
Time really is money
A 24-year-old entrepreneur selling “time” is already celebrating the success of his e-commerce business launched on Monday, the news website Jschina.com.cn reports. Liu Jiang, of Suzhou, said more than 20 people had already signed up for his service, called Time Workshop. He said people were happy to pay him to find someone else to queue up on their behalf to buy or collect items. He came up with the idea after becoming frustrated while forced to stand in line for 90 minutes during a holiday in Thailand.
SHAANXI
Murder suspect detained
Police have arrested a man suspected of killing a wealthy Xian couple and their three-year-old child two weeks ago after robbing them of credit cards and just 500 yuan in cash, Xinhua reports. The dismembered bodies of the family were discovered packed inside two suitcases. Shaanxi police said the suspect, Li Pu, had allegedly admitted stabbing the family. The report also claimed that he said he reluctantly killed the child to stop its cries attracting attention while he cut up the parents’ bodies.
Policeman saves boy’s life
A policeman saved the life of a teenage middle school pupil who tried to kill himself by drinking rat poison, Chinese Business Morning View reports. The policeman, named Liu Zhi, spotted the boy sitting weeping in the street, with an empty bottle of poison beside him, as he drove to work in Feng county. Liu rushed the pupil to hospital to get his stomach pumped. The boy, who is now recovering, said he was upset after doing poorly at school and disappointing his parents.
A Henan woman who was abducted when she was five is looking for her original family, but can't remember any details of her true identity. Photo: Sina Weibo
HENAN
30 year search for parents
A woman who was abducted 30 years ago has been looking for her real family for the past three years, the Zhengzhou Evening News reports. The woman, who is now about 35 years old, said she went to work with her mother one morning, and when her she was busy, a passer-by asked her whether she wanted to play. After a while, she fell asleep and woke up on a train. Three years ago, she began to look for her family, but she cannot remember any details about her identity.
Bank error showdown
A woman spent half a year avoiding a bank that accidentally gave her an extra 10,000 yuan, the Zhengzhou Evening News reports. Last July, the woman from Huiji district in Zhengzhou went to the bank to withdraw money, and the teller accidentally gave her 70,000 yuan instead of the 60,000 yuan she requested. When the bank contacted the woman, she promised to return the extra cash but six months later, she still had not done so. In January, the bank sued her in court, which forced her to return the money.
ANHUI
Drowning family rescued
Firefighters pulled a family of three and their dog from a river in Bozhou , the Anhui Commercial News reports. The rescued were an elderly man and women and a middle-aged man. They were caught in deep, uneven waters. The firefighters also saved a dog, which was tied to a tricycle. Police are investigating.
App stops class-cutting
The Hefei University chemical engineering department has adopted an innovative way of ensuring students do not ditch class, the Jianghuai Morning Post reports. Instead of doing the usual roll call, students must sign in with a mobile application that connects directly to their phone account. This way, a student cannot sign in for another student. The app also has a location-sharing service, so the teacher can know where students checked in.
CHONGQING
Daughter throws urine
A man from Shapingba district called the police because his 24-year-old daughter splashed urine on his bed in a fit of anger, the Chongqing Evening News reports. The father, Wang Zhu, and the mother, Zhang Feng, were having an argument. Their daughter, Wang Jiao, sided with her mum and rebuffed her father in the middle of the quarrel. He slapped her across the face, which drove her to splash urine across his bed.
Luxury bag tossed aside
A thief stole a luxury bag with an expensive purse inside but tossed the items aside, unaware of their value, the Chongqing Chen Bao reports. The thief found himself in Jiangbei district hungry and broke. He accosted a nearby woman and stole her Louis Vuitton bag, which contained a Burberry wallet inside. Not recognising the labels, he took the 100 yuan (HK$126) and threw away the accessories. He also dropped his phone, an iPhone 5, which the victim found and used to call police. He was apprehended a day later.
JIANGSU
Man charged with rape
A young man has been charged with rape after having a relationship with a 12-year-old girl, Xinhua reports. The suspect, born in 1994, moved to Nantong to work at a restaurant last July and became interested in the owner's daughter, according to the report. She asked the young man, surnamed Chen, to check into a hotel with her, and they had sex. Four months later, the girl again asked him to book a room and gave him 100 yuan to help cover the cost. The girl's mother found out about the relationship and alerted police, who charged Chen with rape. The girl said the sex was voluntarily.
Promising vaccine trial
An Ebola vaccine trial involving 120 volunteers has delivered promising results during an initial phase of testing, China Radio International reports. The vaccine, developed last year, is undergoing preliminary experiments in "China's medical city" in Taizhou , Jiangsu province.
LIAONING
30 heart attacks in a row
An elderly woman suffered dozens of cardiac arrests in fewer than 20 hours, local news portal Liao1.com reports. Wang Yuli, 67 and also a diabetic, began feeling heart discomfort in March and checked into the Liaoning Provincial People's Hospital in Shenyang , where she suffered the string of cardiac arrests. Doctors successfully intervened each time. She now has a pacemaker.
Girlfriend put into suitcase
A man from Beizhen was sentenced to one year in prison after putting his girlfriend in a suitcase, news portal China.org.cn reports. The man was trying to persuade her to marry him. When they could not reach an agreement on wedding gifts, he tied her up with rope and stuffed her inside the suitcase, and used a towel as a gag to keep her quiet.
SHANGHAI
Determined trash collector
An elderly pensioner in Jingan district refuses to stop collecting rubbish and return home, the Shanghai Morning Post reports. The 82-year-old woman camped out near a petrol station for 24 hours a day for two weeks. She spent her days collecting trash which she organised into piles near her sleeping bag. According to the report, she was paid 10 yuan for each pile she collected.
Dad kills daughter
A 56-year-old man killed his adult daughter with a stool, the Shanghai Morning Post reports. The man and the daughter, 29, often fought over matters relating to her performance at school and the type of friends she kept. One night, after a particularly heated fight, the father hit her with a stool, killing her. Police have detained him.
SICHUAN
Man tries to get run over
A Chengdu man has a penchant for running into cars, the West China City Daily reports. The unnamed man often walked between cars, stopping suddenly, fell to the ground and refused to get up. Drivers told the police he was not trying to extort money out of wealthy drivers, but he merely wanted to get hit by a car. Police suspect he might suffer from psychological problems.
Pupils caught cheating
Seven pupils in Guangan were charged with cheating on their college entrance exams, the West China City Daily reports. The pupils worked in a group and found the exam questions and answers online through a variety of creative channels. They received jail sentences of up to 10 months.
ZHEJIANG
Jail for hot oil attack
A woman was jailed for life and fined 1.8 million yuan by a Hangzhou court for pouring hot oil on her husband, the Qianjiang Evening News reports. The couple married unwillingly after the woman became pregnant, according to the report. One morning, after an argument, she heated oil in a pan and poured it on her sleeping husband.
Foreign ties obsession
A seven-year-old boy from Yuyao was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome after he was found constantly talking about US-Russian relations, the Dahe Daily reports. His classmates had started to avoid him due to his chattering. Doctors diagnosed him with Asperger and said he was only repeating what he heard on the news.
