Sinkholes, sinkholes, everywhere. An unsuspecting young woman in Xi'an found herself suddenly swallowed up by a sidewalk which caved in as soon as she stepped onto it. Fortunately, a cab driver who was passing by witnessed the accident and came immediately to her rescue, as seen in the surveillance video above. However, it wasn't until firefighters arrived on the scene much later that the girl was pulled out to safety. In a similar accident earlier this month in Beijing, another young woman suffered 90% burns after falling into hot water from exploded pipes underground after the pavement beneath her suddenly caved in. She died soon afterwards in the hospital. more ›

On Sunday, a woman who, along with her husband, are owed more than 70,000RMB in back pay, climbed a crane at a construction site in a desperate bid for attention to their plight. Though she finally agreed to come down after some negotiations, due to extended exposure to the cold and wind her appendages froze and she found herself unable to move. more ›

There's hope for the 16-25 million trees China fells to produce the 45 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks used across the country each year. Shaanxi has become the first province to ban disposable chopsticks and the new regulations kick in Dec 1. That's just another three days from now. more ›

Last Saturday afternoon on Weining Road (威宁路) in Xi'an, a Caucasian woman lifted a man lying on the street, while using her limited Chinese skills to ask for help from passersby. After she helped the prone stranger get off his feet, she led him to rest inside a small shop, whereupon the owner of the store told her: more ›

The highly publicized trial of Yao Jiaxin, the 21 year old piano student who stabbed a woman to death after knocking her over with his car, finally has come to an end. Yao lost his supreme court appeal and was executed today says The Guardian. Yao was studying at the Xian Conservatory of Music when he collided with 26-year-old Zhang Miao described by Yao in his court testimony as a "peasant woman". She only suffered minor injuries but Yao became enraged when he saw her jotting down his license plate number, pulled out a knife and stabbed her eight times until she died. Yao's middle class background sparked significant resentment and hatred online and was often portrayed to be a class controversy similar to "My Dad is Li Gang"-gate. more ›

A 2,400-year-old sealed pot of "bone soup" (possibly) was discovered while digging up ground for an extension of Xi'an's airport. According to Chinese archeologists, it's the "first discovery of bone soup in Chinese archaeological history" and "will play an important role in studying the eating habits and culture of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)." more ›

Archeologists in the tourist/historical hotspot have discovered 114 new terracotta warriors in the No. 1 pit, many of them with their paint still intact, revealing black hair (duh), and pink (!), green, or white faces. Just when you think you had the whole collection of terracotta warrior action figures, history had to dump another 114 members to your list. more ›

Locals in Xi'an are working to preserve the art of ancient Tang Dynasty court music. Dating back to the seventh century, this music is said to be comparable to Europe's Gregorian chants in age, which are "commonly described as the earliest written music". more ›

Welcoming the New Year a tad prematurely, a fireworks stall on a busy Xi-an street ignited, setting off a chain of explosions that went on for about 20 minutes, burned up at least seven cars and reduced about 100 meters of similar fireworks stalls to ashes. more ›

This Chinese shepherd has found a novel way to both save money on a sheep dog and to keep his flock in line at the same time — by showing his flock a picture of a wolf! Ananova quotes a man from Xi'an by the name of Du Hebing who tells Huashang Daily he shot the picture by chance:

"After visiting Qinling Wild Animal Park, on the way home I saw a group of sheep walking along the road with a man holding a picture following behind them," he said. more ›

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What's up this weekend? Plenty of things, but Shanghaiist plans to attend these two events for sure. Friday night, Phreaktion and DJ Siesta bring you Matrix & Futurebound at Club Bonbon. MC Stride does the vocals. From their site: more ›

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