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Society: Heilongjiang farmer builds and tests microlight

Li Bing, a 35-year-old farmer in Daqing, Heilongjiang province, has successfully carried out the trial flight of a microlight aircraft designed and built by himself. A livestream of the test flight attracted thousands of viewers. In the past nine months, he has spent about 50,000 yuan ($7,350) on the aircraft.