China Scene: West
Police chase robber for stolen purse
After a lengthy chase, police caught a man surnamed Liu for stealing a resident's handbag in Chongqing on Sunday.
An officer, who witnessed the robbery, chased after Liu for more than 3 km before catching him.
Liu was then sent to a local police station.
The resident was given back her purse - none of the contents inside were missing.
(Chongqing Evening News)
Disabled painter exhibits work, helps quake victims
A mentally disabled 21-year-old girl's painting exhibition in Chongqing drew a crowd of over 10,000 visitors on the weekend.
Xia Hong, whose intellectual capability equals that of a 5-year-old child, displayed 100 water-color paintings at the Sanxia Museum on Sunday. Viewers spoke highly of her work at the exhibition.
Xia's work is being auctioned off and she plans to donate some of the proceeds to quake-hit regions in Sichuan province.
(Chongqing Commercial Daily)
Disabled man not allowed to drive
Police stopped a disabled man for driving because he failed to show a valid license.
Xiao Shugui, who has no legs, has been driving a self-modified car that allows him to control the vehicle using his hands. He says he has driven the vehicle over thousands of kilometers without problems.
When police stopped him in Chongqing on Sunday, Xiao was unable to show a driver's license because he never applied for one.
"But, I have driven more than 10,000 km and made no traffic accidents," Xiao told police.
Disabled people with conditions similar to Xiao are banned from driving under Chinese traffic laws.
(Chongqing Evening News)
Doctors to operate on elephant
Doctors are preparing to perform surgery on a female elephant that has been sick for over 10 days in Yunnan Wildlife Park.
Doctors gave the elephant a colonoscopy examination last week and realized it had been suffering from a plug in the colon.
Doctors have made special treatment plans for it.
"It will be recovered soon," one of the doctors said.
(www.clzg.cn)
(China Daily 06/06/2008 page6)
