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(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-04-21 12:43

Fans disappointed

Beijing International Motor Show 2014's media day on Sunday, said to be star-budded, disappointed fans that poured in, Beijing News reported Monday.

Activity agendas widely-circulated online said stars, including Sophie Marceau, David Beckham, Taiwan actor Jimmy Lin, and South Korean actor Lee MinHo would show up on Sunday. However, only South Korean actor Kim Soo Hyun, popular in China for his part in the recent Korean TV series Men from the Stars, appeared, just for no more than 3 minutes.

The organizer of the motor show confirmed that more than a half of the online star appearance schedules were fake. The motor show will be held at China International Exhibition Center in Beijing from April 21 to 29.

Mysterious caves uncovered

48 ancient caves were found grouped together at a 3,000 square meter hilltop in Zhongxian county, Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, news.xinhuanet.com reported.

The caves are largely separate rooms, averaging 1.5 meters in height and one meter in width, varying from eight to 30 square meters. Some of them contain facilities that look like basins and stoves, and wall carvings of tigers and lions.

Archaeologists said the structures are mysterious in that no literature reported local people ever lived in caves. Their construction time and uses are not yet known, but some archaeologists proposed that they may date back to Han Dynasty (206 BC-220AD) or Tang Dynasty (618—907 AD).

500-year tree bears 3,000 kg fruits

A 500-year-old pear tree with high commercial value has begun to blossom with the onset of spring in Jianchang county, Liaoning province, Liao Shen Evening Post reported on Monday.

The high-yielding pear tree produces, on average, 3,000 kg of fruit every year without any artificial fertilization.

The tree reportedly spans almost 40 meters across its lush crown and two people would not be able to wrap their arms around its trunk.

Every year, the pear tree is conventionally decorated with red ribbons by local residents to mark its old age and pray for good luck.

Star denies report of frozen ova

Lin Chi-ling, a well-known Taiwan model and actress, denied a report that she has had nine ova frozen and saved for future pregnancy. But the 40-year-old said the idea is a good one and that she wound not rule it out, Information Times reported.

City patrol officers allowed to be armed

Police officers in Shanghai will carry guns when they patrol the streets starting on Sunday, China National radio reported on Sunday. The police officers chosen for these patrols have been selected through strict examinations. Psychological assessments of these officers will also be made. The measure will greatly improve the police officers' gun-handling ability to more effectively fight crime.

12 dolphins beach themselves; 9 die

Twelve dolphins stranded themselves on a beach in Puqian county, and nine had died by the time that wildlife rescue personnel found them. The other three are recovering but have not eaten anything. The reason the dolphins beached themselves was under investigation.

First trials end for mafia-style gang

The first trials of 36 members of an alleged mafia-style gang led by former mining tycoon Liu Han ended on Saturday. Liu Han, his brother Liu Wei and 34 other defendants were accused of crimes including organizing and leading a gang, intentional homicide and assault, illegal detention, blackmail, illegal possession of guns and ammunition and defrauding banks of loans, prosecutors said.

Cough medicine addict spent 1 million yuan

A young man from Xinghua, Jiangsu province was addicted to cough medicine and spent about i million yuan over three years on it, China Central Television reported on Saturday. The man, surnamed Zhu, drank more than 10 bottles a day. He spent his savings and borrowed money to get the medicine. His father had to pay the son's debt. The cough medicine contains ephedrine and codeine, which are addicting if taken for lengthy periods.