Trending: 'Blood Moon' feast

(chinadaily.com) Updated: 2014-10-16 12:57

A man involved in a road accident has been arrested after being identified as a member of a gang responsible for a robbery 26 years ago, 'blood moon' set to put on a show over China's skies tonight, good Samaritan refuses ample reward for act of kindness many years ago.

Road accident unveils man wanted for crime 26 years ago

A road accident in Luoyang, in Central China's Henan province, inadvertently led to the arrest of a man wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred 26 years ago, dahe.cn reported on Wednesday.

A motorcycle rider who passed out after falling from his moving vehicle two months ago has been, after an extensive search, identified as a member of a gang that allegedly stole money from a mine owner in 1988. The rider's identity could not be established through a check of local household registry information, so the police launched an investigation to track down a regular contact person listed on his cellphone. Subsequently, it was discovered that the man who had fainted was the sole member of the robbery gang still at large. It has been alleged the gang had disguised themselves as policemen to "collect" 1,500 yuan ($244) from the mine owner.

'Blood Moon' feast in the skies over China

A total lunar eclipse will provide a wonderful one-hour show in the skies over China this evening, providing a "Blood Moon" feast for spectators, visible with the naked eye at 6:25 pm, the Beijing News reported on Wednesday.

The report quoted Kou Wen, a senior engineer with Beijing Planetarium, as saying that the whole process of the total lunar eclipse goes through five phases, which may take two to three hours starting from 5:14 pm. The most spectacular part of the change from when the total eclipse begins to when the total eclipse ends will last almost one hour from 6:25 pm.

Kou advises observers to pick an open, high place devoid of bright lights, or a landmark place, like the Summer Palace or the Palace Museum, to enjoy the only such celestial event this year.

Former beggar offers to repay kindness with 1 million yuan

A rich businessman's offer to repay a kind gesture with a substantial reward was turned down by the woman who helped him when he was a little beggar 21 years ago, hangzhou.com.cn reported on Tuesday.

He Rongfeng, from Southwest China's Sichuan province, offered to repay the woman for her kind act. Dai Xinfen, owner of a noodle restaurant in Taizhou, in East China's Zhejiang province, was presented with a check worth 1 million yuan ($162,909) by He, who came to her house to thank her again at the end of September after she rejected his offer to return the favor in 2013. He, a famous entrepreneur in charge of a group company in Shenyang, in Northeast China's Liaoning province, was a helpless little boy she encountered in a local street in 1993 when Dai warmheartedly took him, along with another two boys, home to take care of them and help them find a way to survive. He and Dai lost contact when the boy relocated to seek work. Now a successful adult and businessman, He finally located Dai and presented her with the check. Dai was moved by his gratitude but refused to accept the check.

1.2 million steamed buns sold during the National Day holiday

A renowned food chain store based in Beijing sold 1.2 million steamed stuffed buns during the recent National Day holiday, the Beijing Times reported on Wednesday.

Qingfeng Steamed Stuffed Bun restaurant was made known to every household in China after President Xi Jinping's much-publicized visit to one of its outlets for lunch last year. Its charm seems not to have dwindled during this National Day Golden Week, as a large number of tourists queued in front of some stores to have a taste of the meal for breakfast until 10 am.