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Summer heat drives mahjong players into cave
Updated: 2011-08-18 17:22
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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People avoiding the summer heat prepare to play mahjong in a cave in Tangba village, Chengdu city of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Aug 17, 2011. [Photo/CFP] |
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