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Lucky villager shares winnings with neighbors in Hubei
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-01-21 09:12

A man in a small township in Tianmen, Hubei province, decided to share his winnings with the entire village and has earned their admiration.

Wan Changjun, 35, won a 20,000-yuan ($2,900) lottery prize on Tuesday and immediately decided to share it.

He paid for a banquet with 20 tables at home and spent another 10,000 yuan to buy local poor families rice, meat and cooking oil for the coming Spring Festival.