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Around the nation: Chinese farmer finds 60kg of ancient coins buried deep in family land
Also, man caught for trying to blackmail 'adulterous' officials, and burglar jailed after falling asleep in home he broke into
The ancient Chinese coins dated back to 1,000 years ago. Photo: 163.com
HAINAN
Many coins, little value
A farmer in Haikou has found 60kg of ancient coins dating back 1,000 years buried deep in the soil on his farmland, the Nanguo City News reports. The coins were excavated from the land, but archaeologists said they were not valuable as a large amount of similar coins had also been discovered across the province over the years. The farmer said that back in the 1980s, his family had also dug up another 80kg of such ancient coins, which they later sold off as regular copper.
Unhappy union
An elderly man and his wife have been forced to sleep on the streets in Haikou for two weeks after the man's adopted daughter drove them out of his home, the Nanguo City News reports. The 77-year-old man had been single for many years until he married the 61-year-old woman late last year, but his daughter accused the wife of eyeing his assets. The daughter, who was adopted 40 years ago, said she would allow her father to return home but not his wife, the report said.
GUANGDONG
Blackmailer exposed
A man has been arrested in Foshan for trying to blackmail 28 government officials with doctored photos supposedly showing them in bed with their mistresses, Guangdong Television reports. He planned to extort hundreds of thousands of yuan from each official, threatening to either send the pictures to the disciplinary authorities or release them on the internet if he was not paid. He was caught after a courier worker made a police report upon finding one of the photos that had slipped out of an envelope by accident.
Dog tracks down boy
A pet dog has helped his owners locate their two-year-old son who went missing in Foshan last week, Guangzhou Daily reports. The boy's mother said this was not the first time the dog had helped them find their child after the toddler, who had been playing on his own around the village, lost his way home.
HENAN
Driver hit by conscience
A man has turned himself in to police 11 days after a hit-and-run accident in which he knocked down a woman pedestrian in Zhengzhou's downtown area, the Zhengzhou Evening News reports. The 28-year-old initially offered the injured woman 500 yuan (HK$630) in compensation, but when she did not agree to it, he fled the scene and drove the BMW - which did not belong to him - to Shanghai. The victim's medical bills, which have come up to 110,000 yuan so far, are being borne by the driver and the owner of the car.
Polluters fined millions
The province's environmental protection authorities handled 2,687 cases last year in which firms breached environmental laws, Dahe Daily reports. A total of 10 million yuan in fines was collected from those who violated the laws. Officials said they would focus enforcement efforts on industrial zones where polluting factories often discharged untreated water or air into the environment.
HUNAN
Killer-kidnapper punished
A man has been executed in Yiyang for killing a primary school pupil whom he kidnapped in 2012, the Xiao Xiang Chen Bao reports. He had demanded a 150,000 yuan ransom from the boy's parents, but when the child tried to escape, he smashed his head with a brick and stabbed him in the throat with a pair of scissors.
More whistle-blowers
Petitions and whistle-blowing against local officials increased by more than half in 2013 and 2014, Hunan Daily quotes the provincial disciplinary authorities as saying. The authorities have vowed to further intensify the anti-graft crackdown this year.
JIANGXI
Drug chase ends in death
A suspect was killed and four of his accomplices arrested after police opened fire during a car chase on a highway near Pingxiang late last week, Jxnews.com.cn reports. A total of 10kg of drugs was seized from the vehicle. The gang of five had been trying to evade police on the road, and officers said they took aim at the suspect after firing warning shots to no avail.
Careless zookeeper killed
A zookeeper in Yichun was killed by a four-year-old tiger while cleaning its cage, Information Times reports. The man, who had worked at the zoo for 13 years, had forgotten to lock the inner chamber of the cage in which the tiger was kept, and was attacked by the animal. He was pronounced dead an hour after being taken to hospital for treatment, and the zoo has since been closed for investigations.
SHAANXI
Wife-hacker on trial
A man stood trial in Xian for chopping his wife to death, City Express reports. The woman had married the suspect in February last year, but they argued often because the man believed that she looked down on him while the woman felt that the man was restricting her personal freedom. During a particularly heated argument last June, the man hacked the woman more than 50 times with a kitchen knife, killing her.
Water turned to 'milk'
Residents in a village in Xian's Changan district have complained for many years about a milky, powdery layer of sediment in their boiled tap water, Huashang Daily reports. Local water affairs officials had earlier said the sediment was because the water, which came from a well, was not purified. Their latest preliminary investigations showed the water quality was safe and that the sediment was from a high amount of calcium and magnesium in the water.
SHANGHAI
Two dead in bar fight
Two men were killed and five others injured during a gang fight in a bar in Pudong district late on Saturday night, Eastday.com reports. Police said the fight broke out after a dispute between two groups, who were armed with knives and sticks. More than 10 people have been arrested and the case is under investigation.
Fourth runway opens
Pudong International Airport's fourth runway began operating on Saturday, making the airport the first in the country to boast four runways, Jfdaily.com reports. The airport had earlier been ranked the worst in a list of major airports around the world because it experienced frequent flight delays. The authorities said that with four runways now, the airport could raise its efficiency and allow 82 planes - from 74 previously - to take flight every hour. A fifth runway was also under construction, the report said.
ZHEJIANG
Sleepy burglar jailed
A bungling burglar has been sentenced to five months' jail and fined 1,000 yuan for breaking into a flat in Ningbo last October, the Today Morning Express reports. The man, who did not found anything valuable in the flat after breaking in, decided to take a nap on the clean, comfortable bed, only to wake up at noon the next day to discover that the owner had already called police.
Drowning driver saved
Six workers risked their lives diving into a river in Ningbo to save a driver whose SUV had plunged into the water after he lost control of the vehicle on a road, the Today Morning Express reports. The driver, who had been trapped upside down in the car, was rescued with minor injuries. He said he was very grateful to the group of workers who had cast aside their own safety to help take him to safety.
Around the nation: stampede by excited Chinese children kills hundreds of butterflies
Ten Chengdu families won lucky draw to release thousands of the insects, but hundreds that landed on the ground were promptly crushed to death as children rushed to get a closer look
Hundreds of butterflies were trampled to death by Chinese children as they rushed to watch the insects being released during a shop's promotional event in Chengdu. Photo: SCMP Pictures
SICHUAN
Stampede kills butterflies
Hundreds of butterflies released as part of a shop’s promotional event were killed in a stampede by excited children, West China City Daily reports. Ten Chengdu families won a lucky draw to release thousands of the insects caught in Yunnan province. But hundreds landed on the ground and were promptly crushed to death as a crowd of children rushed in to get a closer look.
Pedlar hit by urine bottle
A woman selling goods outside an apartment block was unhurt after being hit on the shoulder by a falling bottle of urine, reportedly thrown from the building, Chengdu Business Herald reports. Pedlars claimed the bottle was thrown by one of the residents at the Chengdu flats, who had complained about the noise they made. No one has claimed responsibility, or been detained over the incident.
BEIJING
Viral video shames driver
A driver, who illegally parked his car in a bicycle lane, and his female passengers became the target of an online backlash after a video of them picking on a student who photographed the vehicle went viral online, Beijing Youth Daily reports. The video was filmed in Haidian district and showed the man calling the boy a “nerd”, as the women unzipped his coat to identify his uniform and told him to learn not to interfere in other people’s business.
Chlorine fears at baby pool
A swimming pool for infants in Pinggu district reportedly uses chlorine tablets to disinfect the water, even though doctors say such measures put babies at risk because they keep their eyes open underwater, The Beijing News reports. A pool employee said the manager allegedly put four chlorine tablets in the pool’s water filter each night after it closed, and had banned staff from telling customers. The centre’s annual membership fee is 4,000 yuan (HK$5,000). The manager said using chlorine was not prohibited if the quantity was within safety levels.
GUANGDONG
Mother suffers burns
A single mother from Dongguan suffered extensive burns after her boyfriend ignited the ethyl alcohol she had poured on herself as a threat, Southern Metropolis News reports. The woman, 29, claimed he had threatened to kill her many times if she tried to break up with him. She said she poured alcohol on herself only to scare him away after he showed up at her flat. But he then threw a cigarette lighter at her while he was allegedly “high on drugs”, the newspaper quoted her as saying. The police are investigating the matter.
Police held for ‘unfair’ fine
Two auxiliary traffic policemen in Shenzhen have been placed in administrative detention for 10 days for reportedly imposing an unfair fine, Southern Metropolis News reports. They allegedly fined a driver 2,000 yuan for not displaying registration plates, even though he had a temporary plate while parked outside the departure hall at Shenzhen’s airport. The driver reported the matter to the police and received a full refund within hours, the report said.
FUJIAN
Pigsty blast kills three
A farmer and his wife and their daughter died in an explosion that destroyed a pigsty on Sunday in Zhongxin village near Longyan, news website Taihainet.com reports. Neighbours said the bodies of the family were found in the burning debris after the blast, which damaged properties across a 400 square metre area.
Two fishermen drown
Two people drowned when an inflatable dinghy carrying six fishermen capsized in Huinu Reservoir, near Quanzhou at the weekend, news website Qzwb.com reports. Two men – a post office chief and a bank manager – died, but the other four, who often went fishing together in the reservoir, were rescued.
HUBEI
Zipline fall kills tourist
A tourist fell 100 metres to his death from a zipline after reportedly failing to correctly fasten his safety belt, news website Cnhubei.com reports. The man, 29, became stuck halfway down the zipline on Xiaolei Mountain, in Huangshi. A second zipline harness was sent for him to use, but he fell before he could reach it. An initial investigation found he did not fully fastened his safety belt before using the zipline.
Mother saved from lake
A woman told police she jumped into a lake in Wuhan to “scare” her 10-year-old daughter during a row, Wuhan Evening News reports. Two security guards jumped into the deep water to rescue the woman as her child cried on the shore.
JIANGXI
‘Sleepwalker’ survives fall
A boy, 12, is in stable condition in hospital in Nanchang after falling from a fifth-storey flat while sleepwalking and landing on a parked car, news website Jxnews.com.cn reports. A woman said she heard a crash at 10pm and found the bleeding child calling for help lying on the car’s roof. The boy told doctors he had been sleepwalking.
Gift row ends in death
Nanchang prosecutors arrested a man who allegedly stabbed his wife to death after she did not like his gift, Jxnews.com.cn reports. The man, in his 20s, said he bought her hand cream as a surprise Christmas gift, but she was not impressed. They argued and when she threatened to divorce him he allegedly lost his temper and stabbed her.
LIAONING
‘Matchmakers’ detained
Police in Dandong detained four people who allegedly used a matchmaking scam to steal from elderly single people, Chinese Business Morning View reports. The suspects reportedly used a fake matchmaking agency to arrange dates between elderly men and women. Two suspects, posing as policemen, would allegedly raid a flat where the couples would meet and threaten to arrest the victims for prostitution unless they paid a bribe. The suspects were detained when two people, who had allegedly paid them bribes totalling 2,500 yuan, went to the police.
Killer caught on camera
A court in Huludao jailed a man for 15 years for his wife’s “unlawful death” after surveillance cameras filmed him strangling her, Chinese Business Morning View reports. Initially the man, 40, said she was killed in a robbery, but confessed when police found footage of the killing. He said he strangled her by accident while trying to gag her with a rope after she threw money at him during a row. He left her body in an alley.
SHANDONG
Bad break for patient
A court in Qingdao ordered a hospital to pay a patient 9,000 yuan in compensation when his bed collapsed after an operation, news website Qingdaonews.com reports. The man, who had undergone surgery to repair several fractured ribs after a car accident, broke the ribs again when the bed collapsed as he lay recovering in the hospital ward.
‘Fainting’ driver banned
A drunk driver pretended to faint to try to avoid being punished after traffic police stopped him when he drove through a red traffic light in Zibo, news website Iqilu.com reports. Police rushed him to hospital after ordering him to stop and hand over his driving licence. He started to move as doctors prepared to take a blood sample. Police revoked his driving licence, after a blood sample showed he was driving after drinking more than the legal limit of alcohol.
