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Kids in the Nu River Area
Jul 27, 2007 04:15
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Those who lives in Nu River area are facing terribly transportation condition, said a CCTV program. In Fugong County, Yunnan province, kids living near the Nu River Canyon has to glide by a common nylon rope to 'fly' over the rapid Nu River to go to their school.

Jul 27, 2007 04:24
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The school is settled in the east bank of the river while many of the students are living in the west. Due to the lack of bridge, those little kids has to learn the skill of glide very young. About 40 meters lower, the rapid river is roaring.

The journalists visited one of the school. According to the teacher's words, there are 46 students in this school are living in the opposite bank. Why not lodging in the school? Because there are no enough room for so many students. Plus, if they lodging in school, the poor families also has to pay the board wages.

All the kids and families want are a bridge.


Jul 27, 2007 04:31
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Little girl who has to learn the skill.

Jul 27, 2007 04:33
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The running Nu River

Jul 27, 2007 04:33
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Really hope I can do sth. to help them. :(
Jul 27, 2007 10:36
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Why they are not using boat or any floating object that help to go there?
Jul 28, 2007 12:01
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Mr Lion Power, i think i undestood your question, however, i don't know if you notice that the pictures from BBQQ shows that this is a
WHITE WATER RIVER.

if not a bridge around, the cable is the next safer way to go across.

See picture # 3.

Picture # 2 i like best, that is a brave little one and so the rest, God angel be with them.
Jul 28, 2007 13:36
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i hope they dont drown
Jul 28, 2007 22:46
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Is it so difficult for the goverment to buide a bridge across the river? Incredible. China has constructed many worldly amazing engineering projects. Solution could be easily found.
Jul 28, 2007 22:57
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That's really terrible! Yes, I think a cable still works if there is not a bridge.
Jul 30, 2007 03:54
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The great gap between rich and poor in China is indeed an important problem now! What can we do to help those poor children??
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