• Shanghai Dama Defends Stranger from Mob Attack

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  An anonymous Shanghai heroine aged around 60 stepped forward to bravely protect a stranger from being beaten up by attackers late at night on July 6. Video footage of the event was posted online and quickly went viral.

• Woman Delivers Quadruplets in Shanghai

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  A woman, 29, gave birth to identical quadruplets at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University in east China's Shanghai Municipality on Thursday.

• Shanghai park triggers huge Disney rush

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  Enthusiastic customers snapped up the first batch of tickets in just five minutes on Monday for the opening day of the Shanghai Disneyland park on June 16, temporarily crashing the official website.

• Woman in Shanghai Develops Self-made Air Purifier

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  Ni Huan, a woman in Shanghai, has created a self-made air purifier which can filter particle pollutants including PM2.5, the major cause of smog, in her home.

• Shanghai obeys fireworks ban

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  The Spring Festival holiday was a much quieter affair in Shanghai this year with the enforcement of a new citywide fireworks ban.