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Photo: A hotel in Rizhao, Shandong province, that looks like a pair of riding boots has been nicknamed the "boots building". Some call it creative, others crazy, but there is no denying there has been a wealth of architectural shapes and sizes popping up recently across China's cities.

Bilingual: Though journalist Li Xue, 30, had been on a relaxing honeymoon in Malaysia for the last two months, she made headlines in China on Thursday when she reported on an armed raid and kidnapping at a resort hotel near the city of Semporna. "I was not scared because the police arrived very quickly," said Li, an editor from Western China Metropolis Daily in Chengdu, Sichuan province. "I felt angry at the kidnappers and what they had done. And I was disappointed that my honeymoon was ruined."