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Old Man Drowns Trying to Rescue Pet Dog That Fell in River
A 59-year-old Chinese man in Bejing went into a river/moat to rescue his dog after it accidentally fell into the water. The dog survived, but the owner drowned.
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Man Let Go of Drowning Girl to Save Himself, Netizen Reactions
Chinese netizen reactions to a young man who must now pay compensation after trying to save a drowning girl but finally let go when she was dragging him under.
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Ship Hits Bridge and Sinks, Local Residents Panic Buy Water
A ship carrying limestone sank after hitting the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge. Fearing contamination, city residents downstream panic buy water in supermarkets.
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Bridge Jumping Chinese Parkour Enthusiast’s Body Found
8 days after disappearing into the river he jumped into from a 40-meter high bridge, the body of Sichuan parkour enthusiast Wang Zijian was found 10km downstream.
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Parkour Enthusiast Jumps From 40-Meter High Bridge, Dies
A Chinese parkour enthusiast in Sichuan jumped into a river from a 40-meter high bridge, was knocked unconscious by the impact, sinking into the water’s depths.
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Thousands of Dead Pigs Found Floating in Shanghai River
Government authorities say water quality is normal after 3000+ dead pigs were fished out of the Huangpu River, with a pig virus (porcine circovirus) detected.
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Piranha Attacks in Guangxi, Reward Offered for Their Capture
After 2 residents were bitten by piranhas in southern China’s Liuzhou city, the local government tried offering a 1000 RMB bounty for each piranha caught.
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17 million RMB Luxury Boat Sinks Immediately After Christening
Recently a luxury leisure boat purported to cost over 17 million RMB sank stern first as soon as it entered the water near Lanzhou city in Gansu Province. Most netizens predictably made a mockery of the incident while others question the high costs of construction and whether the impoverished western province really needed a luxury […]
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Xiangjiang River: 817 Kilometers of Beauty and Pollution
Photos of the beauty but also the man-made pollution of garbage, refuse, & heavy metals that currently plague the Xiang River in Hunan province of southern China.
