A magnitude-4.9 earthquake rocked the border of Beichuan and Heping at 12:44 a.m. Tuesday. The tremor was felt in Chengdu, Le Shan, Mianyang, Nanchong, Guangyuan and according to the Sichuan Seismology Bureau was a "late aftershock" of the 2008 Wenchuan quake. Although there were 16 tremblors of magnitude 3.0 and above last month, the bureau says that there is no need to panic that these quake signify that there will be another shake as large as the first.
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The 10th annual Western China International Economy & Trade Fair ran from last Thursday to this Monday, seeing a turnout of around 50,000 attendees. Among the announcements made at the fair was that the 12 provinces and regions categorized as the country's "western regions" will receive 296 billion yuan ($43.3 billion) in investment from both Chinese and foreign investors. Among those were the Taiwanese Foxconn Group/Hon Hai Corp., who will build an RMB1 billion production center for its electronic and digital products and Siemens, who will open an RMB30 million global customer-support center.
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Chengdu traffic was interrupted by heavy fog last Wednesday. Shuangliu Airport was forced to close for two hours delaying at least 63 flights and 5,000 passengers. The High-Speed Ring Road (the "fourth ring"), the Chengdu-Mianyang high-speed road, and the Chengdu-Leshan high-speed road all were closed temporarily.
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Yet another bus spontaneously combusted in Chengdu last Wednesday evening. The bus was traveling from Chongqing on Chengluo Lu. No injuries were reported.
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Chengdu Kang Hua Biological Products Co, Ltd. has begun producing an H1N1 vaccine, which is scheduled to appear on the market next year.
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Starting next month, Chengdu patients will be able to schedule doctor's visits at local hospitals for an additional fee. Currently, patients seeking medical attention at hospitals other than Huaxi Hospital and the Provincial Hospitals must queue up on arrival.
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Construction and Development
The Second High Speed Ring Road (and the city's fifth "ring road") is on its way. Construction will start early next year, it was announced at the Western China International Economy and Trade Fair on Thursday.
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A mock Chengdu Metro Line 1 room opened to the public on Wednesday at Tianfu Guangchang, which will serve as the line's largest platform when the subway begins operations.
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Construction on an airport in Le Shan will start next year. When the airport opens, it will offer 15 domestic-route flights.
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By 2014, tourists traveling between Chengdu and Jiuzhougou will be able to make the journey in around five hours on the Chengdu-Lanzhou railway.
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Society and Culture
The New Hope Corporation's 29-year-old chairwoman, Liu Chang, was recently declared Sichuan's richest woman when she nabbed the 14th spot on China's "2009 rich female" list with an estimated net worth of RMB8.1 billion.
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The Vienna Boys Choir performed at the Chengdu Jincheng Art Museum last Wednesday. The concert, arranged by China Mobile, was open only to China Mobile customers.
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Li Yuchun, He Jie, and Wei Chen gave a concert to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their alma mater, the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, on Wednesday.
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Young Chengdunese kung fu master "Tiger" Chen Hu (陈虎), student of acclaimed action-film choreographer Yuen Woo Ping, is making preparations to direct his first kung fu film. Titled Kungfu Hero 《功夫侠》, the film will be funded by Chen's friend and student Keanu Reeves.
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About 200 female inspectors in their 50s are on a mission to discourage residents from littering. "Female inspectors may show a stronger sense of humanity when regulating uncivil behavior and violators will take them seriously," said an official from the local urban management bureau.
China Daily

An 18-hour Tibetan-language satellite TV channel is scheduled to be launched on October 28. The Sichuan-based channel will be the country's third Kamba satellite TV channel; there is also one in Tibet and one in Qinghai.
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A spontaneous group mourning took place at Tianfu Square at 2:28 p.m. on May 12 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake. Photo by Julien Rideller for GoChengdoo.

A group of several hundred mourners gathered at Tianfu Square shortly before 2:28 on Tuesday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake.

At 2:26, one attendee led an impromptu chant of "Sichuan, jiayou, Zhongguo jiayou" ("Sichuan, come on; China, come on!")

Holding small Chinese flags, the crowd pumped their fists in the air as they chanted along.

A middle-aged woman burst into tears, and a dozen photographers immediately swarmed around her.

Photo by Michal Pachniewski for GoChengdoo.

Small clusters of police lined the perimeter of the public square. As the minutes passed, the crowd grew larger, and so did police presence.

At 2:28, a citizen led another chant and song, and then urged the people to stage a march around the square. Hundreds more people joined as the human snake weaved its way around the fountains and sculptures of the plaza, which is positioned about what will be the central subway station when the first line opens up next year.

Carrying small Chinese flags, the mourners made a march around the square chanting slogans of encouragement for Sichuan and China! Photo by Michal Pachniewski for GoChengdoo.

Most participants looked to be middle-class citizens in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. Some carried white flowers. One young man held a large Chinese flag and when the march congregated into a mass, he was lifted up so that he could waved it high above the crowd. A group of Hubei citizens waved a banner to show their solidarity with Sichuan.

When a pair of foreign journalists began to interview attendees, a swarm of photographers and video cameras turned their attention there.

No official announcement had been made of a public mourning period so today's action at Tianfu Square was organized by citizens and grew organically. Last year, the state announced a national three-minute mourning period to take place on May 19, exactly one week after the quake. On that day, Tianfu Square was packed with people, and traffic on the streets halted as drivers blasted their horns and official alarms sounded.

This year's gathering at Tianfu Square was much smaller, and life on the streets carried on as usual. The congregation started to disperse only one hour after it began as uniformed military personnel and armed police started patrolling the square.