Quotable

"It's my duty to protect Erhai Lake (a tourist destination in Yunnan province). I welcome media and netizens to keep an eye on my two houses there."

YANG LIPING, the peacock dancer, said to Yunan Information News recently in response to a micro blog post on Friday evening that said: "Yang Liping's two properties near Erhai Lake are hotels with booming business, whose sewage is directly discharged into the lake." The micro blog has aroused lots of netizens' attention and criticism.