The zoo in Zhongshan Park will open again this month, after having been nearly doubled in size. Elephants, zebras and hippos have been added to the animal collection.
Built in 1954, it was the only zoo in east of Guangdong. There used to be over...

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A wood sculpture made for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be finished in Chaozhou before the spring festival. Ordered by Guangdong authority, this wood sculpture will be sent to Beijing as a present for the Olympics. It was designed by Guangzhou A...

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An opening ceremony for the Xia-Shen Railway (section in Guangdong) was held in the town of Shaxi in Chao’an on January 6, 2008. The Xia-Shen Railway is a new railway connecting Shantou and two other Special Economic Zones, Xiamen and Shenzhen. It w...

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Five coaches from Shantou were selected to participate in the Beijing Olympics. Three of them are sailing coaches from Shantou Sports School, including Chen Wenbo, Yu Yanyan and Du Ruojia. The other two are Huang Miaohua who teaches swimming and Chen ...

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