China Scene: South
Falling duck injures woman
A woman, surnamed Mo, was seriously wounded after a big duck, falling through the sky, crashed through the windscreen of her car in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Monday.
The incident took place in the morning when Mo's car was driving on Huanchengxi Road in the city. Mo was sitting next to the driver and suffered injuries on her face and legs when the 2-kg duck shattered the car's windscreen.
Mo was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
But why and how the duck fell down from the roadside building is still unknown.
(Nanguo Morning Post)
Bacon, eggs, and the secret to long life
A 100-year-old man, surnamed Ou, has become an attraction to diners in a restaurant in Humen Township of Dongguan, Guangdong Province.
Ou comes to the restaurant to have breakfast almost every morning. He attracts many local residents and diners, who chat with him and ask him for the secret of longevity.
The restaurant usually enjoys brisk business when Ou is there. But its business suffers when Ou chooses not to have breakfast at the dinner.
To attract more business, the restaurant usually sends a special car to pick Ou up. It also offers him free meals every morning.
Ou is still in very good health and is said to have dined at the restaurant for more than 10 years.
(Information Times)
Sun-bathing worms feel the wrath from above
At least 5,000 earthworms on a lawn at South China Agricultural University in Guangzhou, Guangdong, were killed over the weekend by the hot daytime sun after they came out of earth for some fresh air.
"They came out of earth early and were together on the lawn when we saw them," one student said. "Before they could return underground, they were all dried in sunlight."
Such a massive suicide of earthworms might have been caused by an extreme change in their living environment when the lawn was flooded over with irrigation that day, experts said.
(news.sohu.com)
Brothers die within hour of each other
A pair of Hong Kong brothers died within one hour of each other when the rich one crashed his Ferrari and the poor one committed suicide.
The tragedies occurred on Monday morning, when a 51-year-old factory owner, surnamed Chan, drove his Ferrari to a restaurant for breakfast. His car hit a barrier on Yuen Long road at about 6:45 am. Chan died in the ensuing fire. Apparently unaware of the accident, Chan's 59-year-old brother jumped from his apartment building in Tsing Yi at 7:30 am. The minibus driver suffered from chronic disease and was divorced by his wife last month.
(Wen Wei Po)
(China Daily 09/27/2007 page6)