China Scene: East

Gravity in reverse at mysterious scenic spot

On the way from Meishui Township in Shangyou County, Jiangxi province, to the neighboring Tushui Lake scenic spot, there is a strange slope where cars seem to roll uphill.

Learning of the strange phenomenon, many drivers have used their cars to try their own experiments with gravity. Each time, they are convinced that objects roll uphill. Even bottled mineral water rolls up the slope if placed on the ground.

Locals wonder if experts can help them find the cause.

(www.photobase.cn)

School rolls out red carpet for student's blind mother

Lu Da, a first-year student at a university in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, is quite special on campus for she has to take care of her blind mother after school.

Lu, a native of Anhui province, was raised by her mother because her father abandoned the family when she was only one year old. Since she was six, Lu has combed her mother's hair and done housework for her.

To take care of her mother, Lu took her to Nanjing after enrolling in a university there. Moved by her love for her mother, the university has provided a residence for them and waived some fees.

(China Youth News)

(China Daily 04/25/2008 page6)