• Caring Shopkeeper Offers Customers Free Tea for Stories

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  A female shop owner from the city of Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province has offered free tea to visitors who share their little-known personal life stories with her over the past four years.

• Young Woman Praised for Her Courage in New Jersey School Stabbing

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  A Chinese student studying in the Business School at Rutgers University in New Jersey, got a thumbs-up from her schoolmates and teachers for her bravery in a stabbing incident, reports rednet.cn.

• Graduates Paint Their College's Landmark Architecture on Leaves

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  Two graduating students at Chongqing University painted their college's landmark architecture, such as the main gate and the library, onto ginkgo leaves that are scattered all over the campus. The tribute is the students' unique way to commemorate their memorable college lives.

• Worries dampen 2nd-child wish

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  More than half of Chinese parents do not want a second child, and 25 percent remain hesitant, according to a new study that highlights the challenges facing efforts to inject new blood into an aging population.

• Devoted Teacher Spends 40 Yrs Advancing Education in Rural Village

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  A 55-year-old rural teacher from Fengxin County in east China's Jiangxi Province has spent the past 36 years promoting education in a mountainous village in the local region.

• Female University Student Brings 93-Year-Old Grandma to College

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  Liu Lin, a sophomore at Chengdu University, made a big decision this August. She decided to taken her 93-year-old grandmother from their hometown and live with her in a rented room just off campus.

• S China's Guangzhou Students Train Gymnastics

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  Liu Lin, a sophomore at Chengdu University, made a big decision this August. She decided to taken her 93-year-old grandmother from their hometown and live with her in a rented room just off campus.

• Another Nanjing Massacre Survivor, 90, Passes Away

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  Another survivor of the Nanjing Massacre died on Monday, reducing the number of registered survivors of the atrocity to 106.

• Couples find hope in frozen embryos

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  "I wanted to have a second baby very much, but I did not because of the family planning policy then," Liu said.

• Art of love gets mixed reviews

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  A rock climber spent two months painting a portrait of the man she admires on the face of a cliff in Xianju county, Zhejiang province. But her expression of love will soon be removed at the request of the local tourism authority.