Accident

Guard finds dead baby on pile of garbage

A naked baby boy was found dead on a heap of garbage in Beishatan, Haidian district, Beijing Times reported.

The infant was already dead when an ambulance arrived. The body had bruises all over it.

A restaurant guard who worked nearby found the baby at 4 pm on Tuesday. He said the baby was lying face down "with a hint of breath". The guard called the police.

The Haidian police took the baby's body away for further investigation.

Residents nearby claimed that the infant had been thrown out of a high building, but the police have not confirmed this.

Community

New equipment to track emergencies

This year Beijing is to build 10 projects to improve the city's safety and emergency management, Beijing Youth Daily reported.

Sensors will be installed at Dongdan subway station to detect nuclear radiation, smoke and temperature. And 20 more monitoring stations will be built along highways to monitor unusual weather conditions.

The projects include safety management on rail and road and in the supply of water, electricity, gas and heating. By connecting the monitoring equipment, officials will be able to gather instant information to prevent damage from developing situations in bad weather and other emergencies.

Travel

Girl is 100-millionth visitor to Olympic Park

Hu Huinan, a girl from Shandong province, on Tuesday became the 100-millionth visitor to Beijing Olympic Park, Beijing Youth Daily reported.

After buying package tickets to the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube on Tuesday, Hu was stopped by park workers who told her she was the 100-millionth visitor to the area. She was given a certificate and souvenirs.

The park has had an average flow of one visitor a second in the two and a half years since its opening. With 38 million visitors a year, the park is believed to rank as the third most popular landmark in the Beijing area after the Great Wall and the Palace Museum.

Court

Couple sues for loss of baby hair, navel cord

A handicraft factory in Tongzhou has been sued for losing a baby's fetal hair and navel cord which it was supposed to use for birth souvenirs, Beijing Youth Daily reported.

A couple, surnamed Zhang, sent their baby's fetal hair and navel cord to make a fetal hair painting brush and a navel cord seal. Fifteen days after the contracted date, the couple had received nothing from the factory. They were told that the materials were lost while being taken to another province where the souvenirs were to be made. The couple asked for 10,000 yuan as compensation for the emotional distress caused by the loss of the items. The factory returned the processing fee but was willing to pay only 500 yuan in compensation.

Culture

Work on Peking Man site open to public

Experts began to excavate the Peking Ape Man Cave in Zhoukoudian on Monday, in what will be the biggest excavation since the cave was discovered in 1921.

The protective excavation, jointly held by the habitat's management and the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, will take at least one or two years, Beijing News reported. The excavation's aim is to eliminate the potential dangers of loose stones, clefts, and cavities. Visitors are welcome to watch the process of the excavation. Experts will provide explanations. Visitors must make a reservation by calling 010-69301278.

Community

Bureau streamlines hospital appointments

Residents will be able to dial a single number for their registration to see a doctor at 66 3-A hospitals in Beijing from July 1 and at all 2-A hospitals from the beginning of next year, the municipal health bureau said on Wednesday.

Currently, each hospital has its own telephone number for registration booking. By using one number in the future, seeing a doctor in the capital is expected to be more orderly and efficient.

"Beijing has the best medical resources in China," said Mao Yu, deputy director of the municipal health bureau. "We hope the promotion of a telephone appointment system in the capital city can set an example for hospitals across the country."

(China Daily 05/19/2011)