Beijing Today (February 6, 2009)

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BEIJING TODAY

Young again before orchestra

Chengdu travel after the quake

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Earth cries ‘water’ Page 2

Page 4 Grassroots Gala crumbles during Festival broadcast

Page 5 Can the city create a creative industry?

Page 9 British MP wins engagement approval over tea

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY February 6, 2009 – February 12, 2009

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NO. 401 CN11-0120 HTTP://BJTODAY.YNET.COM CHIEF EDITOR: JIAN RONG NEWS EDITOR: YU SHANSHAN DESIGNER: YANG GEN

Xiliu Lake in the suburbs of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, has dried up in a drought called the worst since 1951. Seven key agricultural provinces in North China, 43 percent of the country’s winter wheat suppliers, have seen their crops decimated. Beijing has gone a hundred days with less than 0.1 millimeters of precipitation, its longest recorded drought since 1971. CFP Photo

Wokai NGO brings the business of giving

‘Sexy’ not always ‘healthy’ Page 19

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