E China provinces brace for typhoon Muifa

A girl looks on waves as Typhoon Muifa draws near in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, August 7, 2011. [Photo / Xinhua]

A man takes photos as the high billows strike the seashore in Weihai, East China's Shandong province, August 7, 2011. [Photo / Xinhua]

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