China Scene: West

Farmer's daughter safe after kidnap ordeal

Two men are in custody over the kidnap of a 13-year-old girl in Wubao county, Shaanxi province.

Ye Zhonghong, 27, and Bei Qiaocun, 39, were arrested on Saturday after a farmer told police his daughter had been kidnapped for a 10,000 yuan ($1,429) ransom.

Police located the kidnappers and rescued the girl four hours after they received the report.

(Chinese Business View)

Students return ticket to grateful tourist

Two university students went to great lengths on Saturday to track down a tourist from Beijing and return his lost train ticket in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province.

Li Shaoming arrived in Xi'an on Friday and planned to return home on Saturday night. But when he arrived at the station an hour before the train was due to leave, he discovered his ticket was missing.

Meanwhile, students Tie Bingjie and Han Chao found his ticket downtown and noticed it was needed - and soon. They took a taxi to the railway station hoping to get it to its owner in time.

With the help of the station's PA system, the students found a grateful Li and handed him his ticket with 20 minutes to spare.

(Chinese Business View)

Unnamed hero rescues teen after moat jump

A 17-year-old girl was rescued by an anonymous street cleaner after she tried to commit suicide by jumping into Xi'an's city moat in Shaanxi Province on Saturday.

The girl's rescuer, in his 50s, jumped into the water after her.

"The girl would have drowned if he didn't pull her from the water when he did. He resuscitated her and she was taken away in an ambulance. The man left without saying a word. I've seen him cleaning the streets every day, but I don't know his name," a witness surnamed Peng said.

The girl told doctors at the hospital that she's from Xianyang, another city in the province, but wouldn't say more.

(Chinese Business View)

Cheongsam-wearing US bride weds local

Lanzhou resident Wang Fei married his US bride Lisa in a traditional Chinese ceremony on Sunday in the Gansu provincial capital.

The bride, in a cheongsam and tiara, was carried in a sedan chair by eight bearers in traditional dress, while 16 musicians played suona horns.

The two met when they were working in Canada, but returned to Lanzhou for the wedding as the bride is keen on Chinese culture and wanted a traditional wedding.

(Lanzhou Morning News)

(China Daily 04/11/2008 page6)