China Scene: East

Restauranteurs troubled by dine-and-dasher

Restaurants on Yunxiao Road in Qingdao, Shandong province, have been haunted by a young woman who never pays for her meals.

Last Wednesday afternoon, the woman dined at a restaurant on Yunxia Road, ordering cold noodles, pickle soup, rice and a bottle of beer. After she finished eating, she tried to sneak off without paying, but was stopped by waiters. They said she had pulled the same stunt twice before.