China Scene: South

Beachcomber to present shell collection to masses

An 88-year-old man named Zhou Xueyuan who has been picking up shells on beaches for more than 45 years is planning to organize a special ocean science exhibition in Qionghai, Hainan province.

Zhou, a villager in the city's Changbo township, has collected more than 20,000 shells, coral and 1,000 other different kinds of marine life.