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(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-04-17 13:18

Investor Xue Manzi gets bail due to "serious illness", teeth of tyrannical emperor go on display and photos of a polygamist turn out to be part of a hoax.

"Xue Manzi" granted bail

Xue Charles Bi-Chuen, a Chinese-American investor who was detained in August on suspicion of patronizing prostitutes, has been granted bail due to a "serious illness", Xinhua reported on Wednesday.

Beijing police said the decision to bail Xue Charles Bi-Chuen, better known by his online alias Xue Manzi, was made according to Chinese law, which stipulates that detainees with serious illnesses can be granted bail.

Teeth of tyrannical emperor on display

A total of 135 items excavated from the tomb of Yang Guang, or Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty (AD 581-618), went on display at Yang Zhou Museum in East China's Jiangsu province on Wednesday, Jiangsu-based Modern Express reported.

The exhibition includes two teeth which are believed to be the emperor's. Yang was the second and last monarch of the short-lived Sui Dynasty and was seen as a tyrant.

The tomb was discovered in April 2013 and, in November, more than ten leading archaeologists confirmed that it is Yang's final resting place. The discovery of the tomb was listed as one of the top ten archaeological finds in China last year.

Pop singer arrested for involvement in drug-taking

Li Daimo, a well-known pop singer, was formally arrested in Beijing on Wednesday on charges of providing a venue for drug addicts, West China Metropolis Daily reported.

Li's lawyer said he could face a jail term of up to three years. Police caught the 25-year-old taking drugs with another five people during a raid on his apartment in Sanlitun, Beijing's Chaoyang district on March 17, and they detained all six people, including Li.

Couple quit jobs for life in mountains

Photos showing a couple from Qingdao who left high-paying jobs in the city to live a self-reliant lifestyle in a remote mountainous village have gone viral.

Tang Guanhua and Xing Zhen left the city three years ago, and they now grow their own vegetables and sew their own clothes -- and try to make everything themselves, including electric generators, water purifiers and a drum-type washing machine.

They call their home, a renovated brick house, "Self-sufficiency Lab".

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Photo of polygamist a hoax

A photo showing a man in Ningbo with his two wives was reposted many times on Tuesday, but turned out to be a hoax, Today Morning Express said on Wednesday.

The man explained he had a "fake wedding" to please his superstitious mother who believed that such a wedding would deter misfortune and improve her health. He paid two women 100 yuan ($17) each to pretend to be his brides -- but they did not apply for a marriage certificate. The women left as soon as the "wedding ceremony" was over.

The local police station said the man truly regretted his behavior and promised it would not happen again.

College graduate works at Shaolin Temple

Zhu Bingfan, a postgraduate student at Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou, has been working at the Shaolin Temple in Zhengzhou province for the past four years, in charge of the temple's media and public relations, and also its developing cultural industry.

Zhu said he turned down several job offers from well-known companies after he received his master's degree in 2010. He also said he feels he has much to contribute to the temple -- built in 477 AD and one of world's most well-known Buddhist monasteries -- as it has much potential. Zhu added that his classmates envy his flexible working hours and relaxed work environment.

Boss can't duck out of paying debt

A farmer took 1,130 ducklings to his former employer's house to pressure him into turning over back pay, Strait News reported on Tuesday.

The 60-year-old migrant worker named He said the man owed him 3,000 yuan ($482) that he had refused to pay on four occasions. After mediation by police, He agreed to take the ducklings away and the two men resolved the dispute.

Students blockade road to protest noise

Hundreds of college students in Baoji blocked a provincial road for more than 40 minutes to protest the noise made by a gravel plant and a steel plant near their school, ifeng.com reported on Tuesday. The government of Gongzhen township, where the school and plants are located, said it plans to move the gravel plant away from the school and has ordered the steel plant to make an effort to reduce noise.