Several streets were blocked off as Hu Jintao did a drive-by around Guangzhou at the height of rush hour this morning, with traffic heading north on Guangzhou Avenue reportedly held back for 30 minutes. Excellent.
Man loses HKD 1 million in Universiade washroom
Hope you had a good weekend. 57-year-old Shenzhen resident Li Tinglong definitely did. After catching a Universiade basketball match yesterday late afternoon, Li headed to the loo where he got a call that ended up lasting for two hours, during which Li flushed, caught a taxi and headed back to his hotel, at which point he realizes that he’s forgotten his bag somewhere, with over HKD 1 million in cash inside that Li claims he had just borrowed from a friend.
Li called 110 and they told him to come in to report the loss, but PLA soldier Zhang Yuan in the meantime had found the bag and handed it over to police. Li got his money back and there were handshakes all around, so that just leaves us wondering if Li remembered to wash his hands before he walked off without his bag.
Subway breakdown Sunday
Yesterday morning saw several malfunctions throughout Guangzhou’s metro system: at 10:10, cars on line 5 started stalling near Jiaokou station, with cars remaining in the station for times longer than usual, and taking longer to continue on after doors closed; a line 3 car suddenly stopped moving at 10:30 between Zhujiang New City and Tiyu Xilu stations, followed by a line 2 car which started emitting sparks after breaking down just after taking off from Yuexiu Park station.
Pearl River chromium-free, authorities say
A rumor spread around the microblogs this weekend that 5,000 tons of chromium waste was recently dumped into a reservoir in Yunnan on the Nanpan River, which feeds directly into the Pearl River. We don’t know who to believe: Xinhua published two stories Saturday, one stating that “that the water quality of the Nanpan River ha[s] not been compromised,” and the other that 43,000 cubic meters of chromium-polluted water was dumped last month into a reservoir on the Nanpang River and that animals in the area have died as a result, but that tests now show the water to be ‘clean’ and “no casualties have been reported as a result of the chromium pollution.”
Local Bruce Lee flick in the works
Filming begins later this week of a biopic portraying Bruce Lee’s childhood and difficult early years, with Chuanlord Manor, located in Shunde, Lee’s ancestral home, serving as the backdrop for the film.
