Normally, when we read about news from China in our comfortable North American home, it tends to be negative or depressing. So I wanted to share some news I read in China Daily, which reveals another side of China. In fact, I believe we’ve grown used to hearing about people doing bad things from the news. So, in a small attempt to restore your faith in humanity, here are two stories of people (heroes) doing good things.

Taekwondo coach runs barefoot to nab thief

A Taekwondo coach ran on foot for more than 700 meters to catch a thief on a motorcycle in Xuchang, Henan province, last Tuesday.

  The man was in the middle of his coaching class when he heard people screaming, “Thief!”

  Without thinking, he ran barefoot behind the thief, trying to flee on a (motor) bike, and caught her.

-Dehe News

Man finds 150,000 yuan in taxi, returns it to owner

A man in Kaifeng, Henan province, found a bag containing 150,000 yuan ($21,930) in a three-wheeled motorcycle taxi and ensured its rightful owner got it back last Wednesday.

  Wang Kuangwei, 28, who works in a photo studio, earning a meager 1,000 yuan a month, found the money in a China Construction Bank bag.

  He asked the taxi driver to take him to any of the bank’s branches and handed over the money to the staff, who contacted the bag’s owner.

  The man who had lost the money never got the chance to thank Wang, who left the scene quietly.

-Dahe News

This entry was posted by Andy on Thursday August 13, 2009 at 1:09 am, under travel, Blogs.  
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