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• New Cold Snap Brings Snow to Beijing
A new cold snap began to affect Beijing early Sunday, bringing sleet and light snow to the city.

• Local Gov't Funds Zoo Following Siberian Tiger Death
The Shenyang Municipal Government in northeast China has allocated 7 million yuan to assist a local zoo in protecting animals after 11 Siberian tigers were reported to have died of malnutrition there due to lack of funds.

• Tibetan Living Buddha's Life as Legislator
Living Buddha Xinzha Daizin Qoizha says his job as a legislator is another way to practice the spirit of Buddhism to "help everyone out of suffering."

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• Most Glorious Years in Beijing: Sau Chun Wong (Mrs. Chee Kwon Chun)

• Fujian Tycoon to Donate 4.3 Bln Yuan of Stock Shares to Charity
Fujian-born auto-glassmaking tycoon Cao Dewang plans to sell his estimated 4.3 billion yuan, or 629 billion US dollars, stake under his Fuyao Glass Industry Group and donate the proceeds to his own charity foundation.

• Wuhan Funds Poor Families' Freshmen
The civil affairs bureau of Wuhan in central China's Hubei province says that it will provide children in Wuhan's poor families who enter college this year, with financial assistance of two thousand yuan, according to the Wuhan Evening News.

• Help Quake Victims: Soong Ching Ling Foundation
On May 12th, a strong earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province. This is a rare and highly-devastating natural disaster that has resulted in heavy loss of life and property.

• Olympic Champions Auction Belongings for Charity
Chinese Olympic champions auctioned off their personal belongings used during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and donated all the proceeds to school reconstruction efforts in earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province.

• Paralympic Cauldron Lighter Hou Bin
He lost his left leg at the age of nine but still became three-time high-jump champion of the Paralympic Games. He suffered greater difficulties than many other people but won the respect of the world and also the love of a beautiful lady. He is Hou Bin the man who lit the cauldron at the Beijing Paralympic Games.

• "Young Advocates Program" -Spreading the Paralympic Spirit
The "International Youth Forum" officially opened in Beijing on Sunday as part of the "Young Advocates Program" initiated by the British Council. 200 young able-bodied and disabled people from home and abroad gathered at the national Paralympic Training Center to share their passion for the Paralympic Games.

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