 China Scene: West
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-07-02 07:38 Senior citizens learn surfing skills A group of volunteers in Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province, spent Saturday teaching computer skills to seniors in local communities. Elders were taught how to surf online and so keep abreast of current events, thereby adding interest to their daily lives. "We will continue to give free training to seniors and keep them up to date with the latest technology," the organizer said. (Guizhou Metropolis Daily) Hospital sued for mis-diagnosis Li Qiongying, resident of Kunming, capital of southwestern Yunnan province, is suing her local hospital for an erroneous diagnosis of more than a decade ago. Li had surgery for nasal cancer in 1996, and spent a considerable amount on treatment for her condition. After obtaining a second opinion in 2004, however, she was told that she had no cancer at all. When the hospital refused to compensate Li, she commenced legal proceedings to sue for them for 102,000 yuan ($14,800). Li appears to have made further legal consultations, because the court hearing originally scheduled for Tuesday was postponed after Li increased her claim for compensation to 201,168 yuan. (www.shxb.net) PLA rescue teen suicide attempt PLA soldiers saved a 14-year-old girl in Zunyi, Guizhou province, from drowning on Tuesday after she jumped into a river. Xiao Li (not her real name), a middle school student, was in low spirits because of problems at school. While out with her two sisters that afternoon she suddenly jumped into a nearby river. Hearing the distressed cries of her sisters, four soldiers came to her rescue and took her to a local hospital. The girl is now said to be in stable condition after emergency treatment. (Guizhou Metropolis Daily)
Blind woman's dream of Huangguoshu granted Jia Jia, a blind woman resident of Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province, on Monday fulfilled her dream of "seeing" Huangguoshu waterfall . Jia Jia, 20, was orphaned early in her childhood. Although she has known great hardship, she is nevertheless steadfast, persevering and studies hard at school. The one dream of her life is to "see" Huangguoshu waterfall, one of Guizhou's famous scenic spots that she learned about at school. When Jia Jia's story was published in the local paper a number of volunteers came forward to help her make the trip. She was thus able to feel the spray of the waterfall on her face and hear its thunder, as well as the admiring comments of her fellow sightseers. (Guizhou Metropolis Daily) Students flock to ibis-protection campaign Three high school students in Ningqiang county, Shaanxi province, have devoted themselves to protecting and monitoring a flock of ibises released into the wild last May. Ibises are a graceful long-legged bird, with dramatically curved bills. They are an endangered species. "We spent all our spare times making observation of the birds in the wild, and found that birds like to come close to people and do not fear their natural enemies, which we do not think it is good for the bird's protection," said Wu Huixuan, one of the three students. Experts said that the phenomenon the students reported had most likely resulted from artificial breeding. (Huashang Daily) (China Daily 07/02/2008 page5) |
