TheNanfang » Guangming http://www.thenanfang.com/blog News & views about Guangzhou, Shenzhen & Dongguan Thu, 09 Oct 2014 08:58:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Insane Photos of Shenzhen Flooding, Yellow Alert Issued in Guangzhou http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/shenzhen-flooded-again-after-red-alert-warning-lifted/ http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/shenzhen-flooded-again-after-red-alert-warning-lifted/#comments Wed, 21 May 2014 03:19:50 +0000 Charles Liu http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=23780 Continue reading ]]> shenzhen flooding rain rainstorm guangdong blocked roads

Blue and yellow weather alerts have been issued for the city of Guangzhou for Wednesday afternoon after heavy rain battered Shenzhen on Tuesday.

Though the red alert weather warning was lifted at 4:30pm, flooding had occurred throughout the city of Shenzhen. Cars tried to pass through submerged roads as residents waded through flood water higher than their knees.

In Leizhou, a levee was reported to have burst early this morning.

Rain is expected to continue to fall on Guangdong Province for the remainder of the week.

Here’s a gallery of pictures taken yesterday of the flooding in Shenzhen:

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And here are some pictures from Baihuatong Road in Guangming:shenzhen flooding rain rainstorm guangdong blocked roadsshenzhen flooding rain rainstorm guangdong blocked roadsshenzhen flooding rain rainstorm guangdong blocked roadsshenzhen flooding rain rainstorm guangdong blocked roadsshenzhen flooding rain rainstorm guangdong blocked roads

It would be remiss not to mention the rainbow that finally appeared yesterday on “520″, the month and day imbued with the numerical symbology of “I like you”:shenzhen flooding rain rainstorm guangdong blocked roads

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Photos: Shenzhen Evening Report Weibo (2), Shenzhen Police via Weibo (2), Yangcheng Evening Report via Weibo

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1/3 of Shenzhen Markets Selling Contaminated Noodles http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/shenzhen-health-dept-finds-contaminated-noodles-at-markets/ http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/shenzhen-health-dept-finds-contaminated-noodles-at-markets/#comments Mon, 12 May 2014 09:37:44 +0000 Charles Liu http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=23234 Continue reading ]]> hoh funThrough unannounced inspections of the city’s markets, Shenzhen municipal health inspectors have discovered a full third of tested fresh noodles do not conform to health standards, the Nandu reported.

Of the 99 sellers of wet noodles and Hoh Fun (flat white noodles) inspected, 34 sellers broke regulation, mostly by adding food additives.

Six were found to have food additives including borax (four cases), formaldehyde (two cases); preservatives including benzoic acid (22 cases), dehydrogenated acid, and sorbic acid; food coloring was also found that included lemon yellow (9 cases), and sunset yellow. Three cases were found to have both additives of benzoic acid and lemon yellow.

The inspection covered 21 farmer’s markets located in Luohu, Futian, Nanshan, Bao’an, Longgang, Longhua New District, and Guangming New District, and was carried out from end of March to beginning of April of this year.

As well, the inspection was extended to city center supermarkets and restaurants. Focusing upon prepackaged noodles, the city health inspector found that out of a sample of 172 different sellers of noodles, 49 were found to contain illegal food additives such as benzoic acid.

The findings of the Shenzhen health inspectors have been transferred over to the local Public Security Bureau for policing.

Photo: 21cn

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Lightning strikes a farm in Shenzhen killing 53 pigs http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/53-swine-killed-by-lightning/ http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/53-swine-killed-by-lightning/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:00:44 +0000 Kevin McGeary http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=7362 Continue reading ]]>
Fifty-three swine died instantly after their sty was struck by lightning in Shenzhen’s Guangming New Zone on July 5th, according to local media. The pigs ranged from 100 kilos to 150 kilos in weight, farmer Mrs. Chen told media.

Chen had recently turned down an offer for the pigs which she considered to be too low. “I don’t know how I will eat in the coming days,” said a tearful Chen.

According to her employer, Chen had bought the pigs with borrowed money, and every day would get up before dawn to feed and water them.

One Weibo user said that pigs are the most tragic of all animals. Another exclaimed, “when will 2012 stop seeing natural disasters?”

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