China Scene: West

Carsick mom goes on tricycle holiday

In order to realize his mother's long-cherished dream of visiting the Huashan Mountain in Shaanxi, a 25-year-old man in Gansu is riding a tricycle more than 600 km .

Hu Haifeng started the journey with his mother Shi Juying on August 21 and the duo is expected to reach their destination this week.

Hu said he chose a tricycle because his mother suffered from carsickness.

(Lanzhou Morning Post)

Boss goes soft for sick pets

A design company in Chongqing Municipality has adopted a new regulation that allows workers to have a day off when their pets get ill.

The manager, surnamed Tang, said he came up with the idea after a female worker last year applied for a one-day holiday to take her dog to the vet, but was rejected by the company on the grounds that she had too much work to do. The dog later died and the worker blamed the company and quit her job. Tang said he regretted losing the staff member, and softened his attitudes to sick pets.

(news.163.com)

Make shoes extra big, don't have to fit

The Wuhou District of Chengdu, Sichuan, famous for its production of women's shoes in Southwest China, is inviting shoe manufacturers nationwide to take part in an unusual shoe challenge: to make the biggest pair, for inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records.

At present, the largest shoes on the record were made in Poland, at 1.84-m long and 1.22-m high. The district has asked manufacturers to use whatever material they like to break the Polish record, and put China's shoes on the world shoemaker map.

(Chengdu Evening News)

Hunt for drivers who struck horses

Police in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are offering a reward of 20,000 yuan ($2,667) for anyone who can provide clues leading to the arrest of people whose cars killed two wild horses in a nature reserve. It is the first time local police have offered a reward related to the death of animals.

Two wild horses were struck in the Kalamaili Wildlife Nature Reserve, on August 15 and 17.

Police said it was common for drivers not to slow down while crossing the reserve, posing a risk to wild animals crossing the road. They urged the drivers to surrender voluntarily to receive lenient treatment

(Legal Daily)

(China Daily 09/11/2007 page6)