China Scene: Central
Pig with only hind legs born, to great interest
A resident's home in Zhengzhou, Henan, has become a tourist attraction after his female pig delivered a baby with only hind legs a week ago.
Many curious neighbors, friends and relatives have visited the home of the pig's owner, surnamed Song, every day since the birth. Song and his 5-year-old daughter, however, love the little piglet very much. They have resolved to teach the pig how to walk. Song, who has been raising pigs for decades, said he had never seen such a pig before.
(Dahe News)
Bus drivers allow man to post forgiveness plea
Twenty-seven public buses on a route in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, are carrying a posted letter of apology that has caught riders' interest.
A bus driver said the letters were pasted in the buses on Sunday by a young man. The driver allowed the man to post the letter because he did not think the man had broken any regulations. The driver supposed the man was a local university student who wanted to ask his girlfriend for forgiveness and wanted to be sure she saw it since she commutes to the school on that bus route.
(Chutian Metropolis News)
Swindle victim finally rescued from basement
Firefighters in Sanmenxia, Henan, rescued a man who was swindled of his money and had locked himself in a basement for more than four days.
The firefighters said the rescue operation, which lasted more than three hours on Sunday, was difficult because the man, surnamed Miao, refused to leave the basement, where sweet potatoes are usually stored. Miao's father arrived and explained that his son had met a con man, who swindled him out of all his savings before the lunar new year. Miao locked himself in the basement out of embarrassment, saying he did not want to see anyone.
(Dongfang Jinbao News)
(China Daily 02/28/2007 page6)
