Trending: Man rescued after week adrift

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-08-02 15:03

Owner of ancient house returns from trip to find it demolished; man rescued after week at sea on homemade raft and delivery firm manager hurt by package bomb.

Bus museum completed but never opened

The Beijing Bus Museum was completed six years ago, but it has yet to open to the public . A bus fan surnamed Jiang said he had donated old bus photos and tickets after hearing the museum would be built in 2008, but the museum still hasn't opened its doors. An old announcement by Beijing Public Transport Holdings shows that the museum was to start operations in May 2009.

Man on raft rescued after week adrift

A man was rescued after a week at sea after trying to cross the Qiongzhou Strait on an improvised raft made of wood and foam, Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday. The unidentified man from Guigang had already crossed the strait between the mainland and Hainan province. On a planned return journey on July 24, he attempted to cross from Lingao county, Hainan province, to his hometown in Guangxi. But his plans were sunk by Super Typhoon Rammasun, and he drifted for a week before being rescued by workers on an oil drilling platform.

Express manager burned by bomb

A manager of an express company in Wenzhou was injured by a client's package with a bomb, Qiangjiang Evening News reported. A jealous husband had sent the package to a man he thought his wife was having an affair with. The package raised the manager's suspicion, and when he unwrapped it, the device went off, burning his hands. Express companies are required by law to check all goods before delivery.

Villagers moonlight catching cicadas

Residents of Yuncheng village have been busy capturing cicadas this summer as they could earn more than 500 yuan ($80) a day by selling them, Shanxi Evening News reported on Friday. Fried cicadas are served as a popular dish in Yuncheng. A fruit farmer, surnamed Du, said he has caught up to 5 kilograms of cicadas daily.

Leg amputation next, if teen keeps smoking

A 16-year-old boy in Wuhan has blocked blood vessels in his legs after smoking for a year, Chutian Gold News reported on Friday. The boy, surnamed Zhang, stayed at home after graduating from junior high school and smoked about 40 cigarettes a day. A year later, his legs hurt when he walked, and he visited a doctor, who said he had a vascular disease caused by the smoking. After a month of treatment, doctors have told him that his legs would have to be amputated if he continued to smoke.

Police find 32 people in van designed for six

Traffic police in Nanjing found 32 people in a van designed to hold only six during a routine traffic stop last week, Yangtze Evening News reported on Friday. The driver was fined 100 yuan ($16) and given six penalty points on his license. Driver's licenses are revoked with 12 penalty points.

Historic house partly demolished 'by mistake'

A house from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in Suzhou was partly demolished, reportedly by mistake, without the elderly owner being informed, Modern Express reported on Friday. The owner, surnamed You, 78, had bought the house 30 years ago, but earlier this year he and his wife went to live with their daughter. When they returned on May 20, they found it had been partly torn down even though it was listed as a historic building and under the protection of the local government.

Man survives being struck by lightning

A pedestrian carrying an umbrella in Suzhou was struck by lightning, Yangtze Evening News reported. When he awoke in a hospital, he had burns over 40 percent of his body - his hands and left foot were severely burned - and an irregular heart rate. The treating doctor said it was a miracle that he survived. It is thought that the lightning struck the umbrella, which transmitted electricity through the man's body, as the handle was uninsulated.