| Around Town |
| Float on - The watertown where modern life is cast adrift |
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Cited by the China Daily last year as among the nation's ten best preserved ancient towns, it's surprising to discover Tongli is still relatively untouched as a tourist destination. Unlike many of its sister watertowns in Jiangsu - non-residential and operated for purely commercial purposes (such as Zhouzhang) - it remains a living, breathing community, little changed from the time wealthy me ... |
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| Written by : ( Nov 4, 2008 ) |
| Cityscene |
| Extinction postponed - Endangered turtles may still have a future |
| She's in her mid-80s; while he's believed to have just turned 100. Attempts to breed Suzhou's Yangtze Giant Turtles - the world's last remaining couple - have failed, conservationists have admitted. Officials at Suzhou Zoo report that despite the two successfully mating when they were introduced earlier this year, the eggs of 'China Girl' (as the press have dubbed her) have failed to hatch. Hope ... |
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| Written by : ( Nov 4, 2008 ) |
| Around Town |
| Two for the Dulwich cocktail party |
| Double world-champion snooker player John Higgins took time out from his high-profile appearance at the Shanghai Masters to visit Suzhou. At downtown's Sheraton Hotel and Towers he was warmly welcomed by GM, and fellow Scot, Neil McDonald. Higgins, who is currently ranked world number one, had a surprise early exit in Shanghai, knocked out in the last 16 by Ryan Day.
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| Written by : ( Nov 4, 2008 ) |
