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CAMPUS CAMP-OUT PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Parents of freshmen nap at a gymnasium at Central China Normal University in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Saturday.迷你倉出租 For the past eight years, the university has been provid- ing free accommodation at the gymnasium to parents who accompany their children to their new university life. More than 600 parents stayed at the gymnasium this year.HENAN Four buried in furnace collapse Four people died at er a furnace collapsed at a con- struction site in Zhumadian on Sunday, local authorities said. h e accident happened about 6:10 am at Henan Junhua Development Co in Zhumadian, sources with the city's publicity authorities said. Four workers from a contractor of the company were buried when the fur- nace collapsed, sources said.h eir bodies were recovered several hours later.SHANGHAI Shop suspended over pun in name A barbershop in Jinshan district was ordered by local authorities to suspend its business because of its name. h e barbershop named itself Xinfashe, or "New Hair Agency", a play on the name Xinhuashe, the Mandarin name of the Xinhua News Agency. Local authorities investigated at er receiving a report on the business and found that the name was not the barber- shop's registered name, a violation of regulations. h e barbershop has been told to correct the situation and change its name.GUANGDONG Man detained for false confession A man in Shaoguan was held in police custody for 10 days for falsely claiming that he had gouged out the eyes of a 6-year-old boy in Shanxi province last month, Guangzhou Daily reported on Sunday. h e man, unemployed, called police and said he was the suspect in the criminal case, hoping to get the reward police promised for the capture of the suspect.ZHEJIANG Oi cials swim in once-polluted river Fit een environmental pro- tection oi cials joined 1,000 residents who swam in the Lanjiang River on Saturday, a show of their success in treating the once-polluted river, Qianjiang Evening News reported. h e oi cials, all directors or deputy direc- tors of local environmental protection bureaus, were from Jinhua and Quzhou.Exhaust may have hurt 19 students Poisonous exhaust from factories may have injured 19 students in Yueqing. Since Wednesday, 19 students at Beibaixiang Township No 9 Primary School suf ered nosebleeds and headaches.h e local environmental department's tests of exhaust emissions showed that a mist of chromic acid exceeded the discharge standard. h e city government said it will order suspension of production at the surrounding enterprises for a tho迷你倉ough overhaul.Authorities solicit exam questions Education authorities are inviting the public to of er exam questions for the province's National College Entrance Exam, Southern Metropolis Daily reported on Saturday. h e questions must be original. A database of exam questions that cover 11 subjects such as Chinese, mathematics and English will be established, the authorities said.SHANDONG City uses GPS to curb corruption Authorities in Zhangqiu have installed GPS equipment in all public vehicles to better regulate the use of public vehicles. h e system will issue warnings to a monitoring system when public vehicles enter high-end hotel areas and tourist spots. Meanwhile, the city's regulation also requires public vehicles to be marked and banned from roads during holidays.BEIJING Rubber Duck has 'plastic surgery'h e popular giant Rub- ber Duck now in Beijing underwent "plastic surgery"at er visitor complained at its debut that the duck, with a drooping beak and wrinkled skin, didn't look like the Hong Kong version.h e yellow duck, designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, appeared on the Yongding River of the Gar- den Expo Park in Beijing on Friday. h e agency in charge of the duck's copyright import said it organized a maintenance team of more than 10 people, del ated the duck overnight and stitched about 200 pieces of material around the beak.Story relay targets Guinness record A story related to the famous Chinese classical novel Dream of Red Mansions was written by 1,179 people in a relay within 24 hours, chal- lenging the Guinness World Record, Xinhuanet.com reported on Sunday. h e event is a part of the i rst Bei- jing People Benei cial Cul- tural Consumption Season.People from all walks of life helped write the story about Jia Baoyu and Grandma Liu.Heroic teacher on campus for studies Zhang Lili, a high school teacher from Jiamusi, Hei- longjiang province, who lost her legs in a trai c accident in May 2012 while trying to save several students, began her studies on special education as a graduate student at Beijing Normal University on Sunday, the university said on its micro blog. Zhang was dubbed "Chi- na's most beautiful teacher"at er her heroic deed.HAINAN Wine store blast injures three h ree people were injured, two seriously, in an explo- sion in a wine store in Hainan, police said on Sunday. h e blast happened around 8:40 am in Haikou, local police said. h e store and two nearby shops were seriously damaged by the explosion. h e impact of the blast also damaged several cars on the roadside.CHINA DAILY—XINHUA儲存倉