Chinese Money Worth Weight in Eggs [Hits: 54]
Perhaps one artist in Guangzhou, southern China, had that fact in mind when this sculpture was conceived...
Guangzhou | China
Updated On: 11/20/2009
Tags: Chinese Money Worth Weight In Eggs, World War II, People Republic Of China, China Money, Artist In Guangzhou, Southern China, 50 Yuan Note Designed, Guangdong Museum Of Art, Modern And Contemporary Art, Made Of Egg-shaped Stones
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World's longest fuel queue? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 5, Hits: 101]
Taxi drivers in a Chinese city are complaining that they are having to queue for miles to refuel their cars...
Chongqing | China
Updated On: 11/18/2009
Tags: Queue, Taxi Drivers In Chinese City, Queue For Miles, Cabbies In Chongqing, Petrol Or Natural Gas, Local Natural Gas Station, Rongqiao, Flyover And Beyond, Chongqing Natural Gas Group, Natural Gas, Refuel Cars
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Scientist: Transgenic rat sheds light on human memory improvement [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 4, Hits: 86]
Researchers have created a smart transgenic rat whose brain cells communicate a bit longer than usual, shedding light on the possibility of enhancing human memory...
Shanghai | China
Updated On: 11/18/2009
Tags: Transgenic Rat Sheds Light, Human Memory Improvement, Brain Cells Communicate, Human Memory, Shanghai, Nr2b Gene In Hippocampus, Memory Center In Brain, Cao Xiaohua, Professor At Brain Science Lab, East China Normal University, Brain Cell Activity, Long Evans Female Rat, Plos One, Influential Open-access Online Journal, Scientific And Medical Researches, Joe Z. Tsien, Co-director Of Brain And Behavior Discovery Institute, Medical College Of Georgia
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Hole in wall traps burglar [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 8, Hits: 95]
A Chinese burglar got stuck after he tried to crawl through a tiny opening built for a farmer's pet dog to steal...
Guangxi | China
Updated On: 11/17/2009
Tags: Trapped, Chinese Burglar, Farmer Pet Dog Steal, Rescued By Firefighters, Stuck Fast In Hole, Farm In Tianlin Town, Guangxi Province, Police Custody
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Half man's recovery stuns surgeons [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 4, Hits: 571]
A Chinese man, who had half of his body amputated after being run over by a truck, has amazed surgeons...
Shenzhen | China
Updated On: 11/16/2009
Tags: Peng Shuilin, Chinese Man, Half Man Recovery Stuns Surgeons, Hospital In Shenzhen, Southern China, Series Of Operations, Major Organ Or System, Half Man-half Price Store, Bujie Hospital Vice President Lin Liu, Half Man
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Man invents stair-climbing wheelchair [Vote Average: 2, Total Votes: 6, Hits: 304]
A Chinese pensioner sold his apartment to fund his dream of creating a wheelchair that can climb stairs...
Beijing | China
Updated On: 11/15/2009
Tags: Stair-climbing Wheelchair, Chinese Pensioner, Li Rongbiao, Beijing, China, Wang Huifang, Electric Wheelchair, Mechanical Knowledge, Computer Designing, Fold Able Electric Wheelchair, Creating Wheelchair Climb Stairs
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Chinese Farmer Discovers a Knotty Vegetable Man [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 16, Hits: 207]
Zheng Dexun, a Chinese farmer from Langzhong, had the shock of his life recently when he pulled out a man-shaped knot weed plant from amongst his crops...
Sichuan | China
Updated On: 11/12/2009
Tags: Fleece Flower Root, Chinese Farmer Discovers, Knotty Vegetable Man, Zheng Dexun, Chinese Farmer From Langzhong, Distinguishable Arms, China, Shandong, Langzhong, Slender Body
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Rescuers save boy trapped between buildings [Vote Average: 4, Total Votes: 3, Hits: 177]
A Chinese boy who fell out of his third floor window ended up with his head wedged in the narrow gap between two buildings...
Guangxi | China
Updated On: 10/30/2009
Tags: Dramatic Rescue, Chinese Boy, Third Floor Window, Head Wedged, Narrow Gap, Buildings, Serious Injury, Mrs Wang, In Guilin, Guangxi Province, Firefighter Fu Canming, Small Ventilation Shaft, Medical Staff, China
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Giant breasts shock China [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 6, Hits: 757]
Parents and teachers in China are protesting after a sculpture of a tiny girl with giant breasts was installed in a city park...
Guangdong | China
Updated On: 10/28/2009
Tags: Giant Breast Statue, Parents And Teachers In China, Giant Breasts, City Park, Installation In Foshan City, Guangdong Province, Breasts, Scientific Knowledge, Kindergarten Teacher, Giant Bra, China
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Farmer launches home-made submarine [Hits: 220]
A Chinese farmer has completed a successful maiden voyage in his home-made one man submarine...
Beijing | China
Updated On: 10/20/2009
Tags: Tao Xiangli In His Submarine, Chinese Farmer, Successful Maiden Voyage, Home-made Submarine, Migrant Worker In Beijing, Primary School Education, Battery-powered Submarine, Flea Markets, Stethoscope, Four Directional Controllers, Movement Forwards And Backwards
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