• Great Wall's image hurt by repair work, officials say

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  Repair work has severely damaged the natural image of the Great Wall in Suizhong county, Liaoning province, despite the work's strengthening effect, officials said.

• Mall housing 'World's Saddest Polar Bear' denied zoo expansion plan

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  China's State Forestry Bureau (SFB) made an announcement on Sept 26 regarding the construction of a controversial mall zoo in Guangzhou, stressing that the illegal taming and breeding of wild animals will not be tolerated.

• Charitable Nurse Gives First Aid to Man in Coma on Road

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  A caring nurse from the city of Foshan in south China's Guangdong Province has recently attracted the attention of netizens nationwide after a video of her saving the life of a 48-year-old man who was left in a coma on the road was posted online by a passerby.

• Beijing starts fitting giant flower terrace on Tian'anmen Square

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  Beijing has started erecting a large-scale flower terrace on Tian'anmen Square to celebrate this year's National Day on Oct. 1.

• Use of bus security guards to spread

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  Concern over deadly arson attacks is prompting wider use of security guards on buses, a practice expected to become more common nationally, bus company officials say.

• Children Play with Bubbles at Scenic Spot in SW China

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  Children play with bubbles at a scenic spot in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality

• Official dismissed due to questionable photo

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  A Zhejiang province official was dismissed due to online accusations around a photo, Wenzhou Metropolis Daily reported.

• Typhoon lashes China before weakening

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  Typhoon Meranti slammed into southeastern China on Thursday with strong winds and lashing rain that cut power to 1.65 million homes.

• Young Overseas Returnee Develops Anti-Fraud App

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  A startup company is offering an app that allows users to stay better informed about possible telephone fraud, local media in Shenzhen reported.

• Couple Cleans Sinkhole Scenic Spot for Over 20 Yrs

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  A man cleans the stairs at a sinkhole-themed scenic spot in Fengjie County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 13, 2016. As the only residents in Tiankeng, meaning giant sinkhole with vertical walls, the man and his wife have been living near the cliff for more than 20 years, working as sanitary workers and also looking after a hydropower station.