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Heavy rains; new one yuan notePosted by Eric Mu, July 30, 2004 7:24 PM
 The heaviest rain in Beijing this year brought chaos to the city's traffic once again, especially in the southern parts of the city. According to The Beijing News, water rose as high as 1.5 meters in some streets, causing a series of accidents. The tabloid Beijing Daily Messenger reported this story with a special twist: more than 1,000 sparrows were drowned in the rain; streets vendors picked up their corpses to sell as delicacies.  Today's media star is the fifth version of one yuan RMB note. The front of the note is Chairman Mao's image, matching the new 100, 50, 20, 5 and 10 yuan notes that have been rolled out over the last few years. The back of the note shows the West Lake of Hangzhou. (The image was taken from the website of The People's Bank of China.) Other hot news: RMB 20.05 Million anti-SARS fund improperly used The head of Beijing government audit department revealed this problem at the yearly budget status meeting. He also pointed out other problems related to educational purchases, ecology protection funds and medical subsidies. |
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