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ANGELA MENGG

BEIJING
Tomb complex found
Archaeologists have found a massive tomb complex in Beijing, the China News Service reports. The 70-hectare site consists of 129 tombs built over 1,100 years, from the Han dynasty (206BC-AD220) to the Liao dynasty (916AD-1125). The tombs are said to have exquisite murals depicting people and furniture, and artefacts found include porcelain and other funeral paraphernalia, according to the report.

Web guidance
The Beijing Municipal Government has told officials in charge of its website to respond promptly to issues of public concern, The Beijing News reports. Comments from users should be responded to within seven working days, or 15 working days with an explanation for the delay if the complaints are more complex, according to the report.
 
ZHEJIANG
Patient gets fired up
Police have detained a man accused of firing a gun inside a hospital, Shanghai Daily reports. Doctors at the Haiyan People's Hospital in Zhejiang province said they had been treating the man for chest pains when he took out an airgun and fired two shots. The 38-year-old man is also accused of using the gun to hit another patient on the head. Police said that a full investigation was under way.
Police bust drugs gang
Police seized more than 30kg of drugs and guns and arrested 31 people in a drug trafficking crackdown in Ningbo , Zhejiang province, The Mirror reports. Police had been tracking the gang, made up of people from Yunnan , Guangzhou and Hunan provinces, since last August.
 
SICHUAN
Mercy plea for killers
More than 3,000 villagers have backed pleas for mercy for an elderly couple who killed their drug-addicted son, the Chengdu Business Daily reports. The pair killed Zhong Linlin during a disagreement one evening when he asked them for money to fund his drug habit. When his mother refused, Zhong became violent before trying to leave the house, but his father stopped him and his mother hit him with a wooden bat. A joint letter to the judicial authorities by some of the villagers said that Zhong had been a violent drug addict for more than a decade, and that the couple's actions were aimed at trying to save their five-year-old grandchild.
'Baby missed for 25 years'
A 29-year-old man has been reunited with his biological family 25 years after he was abducted, China.org.cn reports. Li Wei was abducted on September 29, 1989, in Sichuan province. He is now married with a four-year-old son. Villagers in his hometown in Sichuan were so excited about his "miracle" return that they commemorated his visit by raising a large banner that read: "Welcome home, baby who was missed for 25 years."
 
SHANGHAI
A poor excuse
A young woman has been detained on suspicion of defrauding an online shopping website by buying luxury goods and then returning fake ones in their place, Shanghai Daily reports. The 25-year-old woman allegedly bought about 20 branded goods from Jd.com and replaced them with fakes purchased from the online marketplace Taobao. She said that she loved luxury brands and did not want others to think she came from a poor family.
Uber expands reach
Uber Technologies, the American taxi service app, is partnering with Shanghai-based China Yongda Automobiles Services to expand its reach in China, China Daily reports. Under the new deal, Yongda will provide discounts on new cars, finance, and aftersales services to companies and drivers who work for Uber.
 
SHAANXI
Sinking car, driver rescued
A woman was rescued after driving her car into a Xian river, Cnwest.com reports. On Wednesday, witnesses saw a red car swerve off the road in an apparent effort to avoid crashing into another vehicle. It then continued into the river. Firefighters arrived soon after and managed to drag the driver, 28, back to shore. The website said the woman had already returned to work.
Farmer kills sister-in-law
One woman has been killed and one seriously injured in a knife attack in Chunhua county, Xinhua reports. The attacker, a local farmer, killed his sister-in-law and injured his brother-in-law's wife before committing suicide. The injured woman was described as being in a critical condition. Police said they were still investigating, according to the report.
 
ANHUI
Party boss drinks to death
The Communist Party boss of Wulongzhen in Huoqiu, Luan , has died from excessive alcohol consumption, The Mirror reports. The party secretary died following a dinner with 19 lower-level party cadres in which 16 bottles of baijiu were consumed in just a few hours. Xiao went home that night and died in bed. The judicial authorities were investigating all of the officials involved in the dinner.
Final cut for film buff
Li Shaobai, an author born in Anhui and China's leading authority on historical films, has died at age 84, China Radio International reports. Li was a pioneer in Chinese film-related projects, a teacher for many film enthusiasts and the author of a series of books titled Chinese Movie History. He also oversaw work in feature films that covered Chinese history.
 
FUJIAN
The price of innocence
A man who was freed from prison after serving eight years on death row is appealing against the amount of compensation he was offered, Shanghai Daily reports. The Intermediate People's Court in Fuzhou offered Nian Bin, 39, 1.14 million yuan (HK$1.44 million) in compensation, but Nian is appealing in the hope of being granted 15 million yuan. "I was innocent but was repeatedly sentenced to death," Nian said. Nian had been arrested after his neighbour's children died from food poisoning.
¥1m jewellery theft
A man has been detained on suspicion of stealing jewellery worth more than 1 million yuan, Shanghai Daily reports. The man was found in possession of 72 pieces of jewellery including necklaces, pendants and diamond rings. Police said the man had stolen the items from a car in Fuzhou. He fled to Shanghai after the crime.
 
GUANGDONG
Factory boss 'disappears'
Hundreds of workers from a clothing factory have protested in front of a local government building in Dongguan following the disappearance of their manager, Xinhua reports. The workers had returned from their Lunar New Year holiday and found the factory gates locked and their equipment gone. The manager of the factory was nowhere to be seen. The protesters have asked the government to pay their salaries, insurance, and redundancy payments.
Lonely birthday blues
A woman from Dongguan threatened to jump to her death because no one celebrated her birthday, Xinhua reports. Neighbours saw the woman, 20, stepping onto the window ledge of her 19th-floor flat. She told the police that she was disappointed because her family was not with her on her 20th birthday. Police spoke to the woman for four hours before she agreed to come down off the ledge, the report said.
 
 


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Around the nation: archaeologists discover massive ancient tomb complex in Beijing

The tomb complex discovered in Beijing spans some 1,100 years. Photo: Beijing Administration of Cultural Heritage

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Also, hospital patient detained after firing shots and farmer kills his sister-in-law


Archaeologists have found a massive tomb complex in Beijing, the China News Service reports. The 70-hectare site consists of 129 tombs built over 1,100 years, from the Han dynasty (206BC-AD220) to the Liao dynasty (916AD-1125).
