Photo feature story of a couple of a disable beggar and a street cleaner.
Three days after the “5.12” Sichuan earthquake, Shantou University students gathered and offered prayers for mourning for the people killed in the “5.12” Sichuan earthquake .
May 10, the Olympic flame arrived in Shantou, the last leg in Guangdong Province. Beginning with heavy rain, The torch was relayed through the city, firing the spectators along the routine despising the rain.
Shantou has begun to ban free plastic bags commonly given out at supermarkets and shops from June 1, according to an article in the Shantou City News (SCN). Instead, consumers are encouraged to use recyclable bags, such as cloth bags, to carry their items, or to pay for plastic bags. Read more…
On May 12th at 14:28, a devastating magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck in Wenchuan county, an Abei Zang and Qiang national minority autonomous region in Sichuan province, wreaking destruction over much of Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan provinces and Chongqing, according to Shantou Daily. Read more…
Shantou’s cultural service and law enforcement agency enforced the notice that all entertainment establishments were directed to pause their operation because of the national lamentation period. They received a pressing notice from Guangdong province’s ministry of culture. All entertainment establishments were directed to suspend their operation for three days, from May 19th to May 21st, according to Shantou Daily. Read more…
Two days after the 7.8 magnitude ”5.12″ earthquake that struck Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, the Shantou City Post reports that there is a low possibility of such an earthquake in Shantou. Read more…
According to an article from the website of Shantou News, some Shantou citizens in high-rises were alarmed by a swaying sensation after Sichuan’s consuming earthquake on the afternoon of May 12th. Shi Yong Wen, Director General of Shantou Seismological Bureau, said in an interview that quite a few citizens called to ask if there had been a earthquake during 2:30pm to 3:00pm on May 12th, right after the mighty earthquake took place in Sichuan Province. Read more…
According to an article from the website of Shantou News, a great number of photos about the May 10th Shantou Torch Relay appeared on the website of Shantou Photographer Association and they were all taken and uploaded by shutterbugs from Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang and Meizhou. So far, some excellent ones among these photos have been reused by many websites within eastern Guangdong. In the photos, people Read more…
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