• Friday is Beijing's Last Day for Temple Fairs, to Buy Fireworks

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  Friday is the last big day of Spring Festival celebrations, at least as far as Beijing is concerned, so get out there and temple fair and firework with the best of them.

• Beijing encounters natural gas supply shortage

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  BEIJING - Beijing experienced a limited natural gas supply on Friday due to temporary scarcity, according to local authorities.

• Smog alerts promote online education

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  A literature teacher plays guitar to help his students better understand the rhythm of poems through an online education system at Jingshan School in Beijing on Monday.

• Parents try to clear air for children at Beijing schools

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  Students at Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Shiyan School attend a physical education class in a plastic dome that shuts out dirty air.

• Chinese Netizens Help Sick US Boy "Become Famous in China"

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  Thousands of Chinese Internet users are involved in efforts to help an 8-year-old, cancer-stricken boy from the United States to realize his dream.