Hubei to replace hammer with brick as emergency safety device in public buses, inspired by mental patient's insane action

Emergency escape tool,Emergency hammer

Inspired by an action of a mentally ill patient who smashed bus door with a brick, Xiangyang public transportation company considers replacing emergency hammers with the cheap but powerful bricks as safety device in all public buses.

The deadly bus fire in Xiamen that killed at least 47 passengers early this month reminds the nation how important an emergency hammer could be in reducing death toll.Actually all Chinese companies f...   Full Story

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Giant Yellow Duck

Shanzhai Giant Yellow Duck sprouts across mainland China

The successful story of the 16-meter tall Giant Yellow Duck installed in Hong Kong has inspired an imitation fever across mainland China, as many property developers in Chinese cities rush to install similar but smaller yellow ducks to attract potential customers. Read More

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Violent law enforcement

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Chinese Government officials allegedly enforced law violently in Tianmen city, Hubei province in central China, hiring tens of thugs to carry out forced demolition of local villager’ house and beat any trying to prevent them from doing so with bricks and sticks. Read More

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Driving Practice

Never to practice driving on ROOFTOP of buildings as what the Lanzhou brother and sister did that cost their lives in seconds

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Dragon Seed

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Dragon Seed, a movie starring Oscar superstar Katharine Hepburn that was produced in Hollywood in 1940s to portray Chinese heroic resistance against the Japanese invaders, has gone viral in China. Read More

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Real name registration

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Human snail

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It takes 38-year old Guangxi migrant worker Liu Lingchao 5 years to walk back home from Guangdong that is around 400 kilometers away. To save money for accommodation, Mr. Liu carried his 60-kg-heavy movable house every day with him as he moves from one city to another. Read More

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Is China too poor to be able to provide better school buses than this overloaded motor tricycle packed with 31 (THIRTY ONE) rural schoolchildren?

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Foreign beggar

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Laowai beggar is rarely seen in China, but it does happen sometimes. A foreigner was seen frequently begging on the No. 402 public bus in Changsha in central China’s Hunan province, A Weibo microblog reported on May 6. Read More

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Same sex love

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Liu Tienan

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Child abuse

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Crocodile meat

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Poops in elevator

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Water pollution

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Lavish banquet ban

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Employee abuse

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Mazu cultural festival

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