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fish has seen a large lake drained in a city park after attempts to catch the elusive creature failed.Millions watched a live stream of the operation as authorities in central China decided to drain the more than 200,000-cubic-metre lake earlier this week to find the beast.City workers in Ruzhou, Henan province, had been trying various ways of catching the fish, believed to be an invasive species from North America, called an alligator gar, since the middle of last month. READ MORE: 'Delinquent' gang of orcas terrorising sailors in 'co-ordinated' boat attacks The creature living in the lake is reportedly about 80 centimetres long and was spotted by a resident in mid-July, with public interest growing after a video of the fish appeared online.The torpedo-shaped fish can grow up to three metres long and is considered by authorities to pose a threat to residents and the local ecosystem.After the lake was emptied on Thursday (August 25), the fish was nowhere to be found and is believed to have hidden in a 100-metre-long pipeline leading into the lake.Qi Li, an official in charge of the park’s maintenance, told local news app Zhengguan News that draining the lake had been a last resort.“We have totally considered the possible impact of lowering the water level on the ecosystem,” he said.The draining of the lake has attracted controversy because of the high cost, with some people questioning the value of the operation to find a single fish.However, most people have been fascinated by the unusual hunt which has attracted media outlets and live-streamers curious to see the empty lake and the “monster fish”.The fish is suspected of entering the country through the exotic pet trade and is listed as one of 10 major invasive aquatic

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Shanghai was the venue for the launch of Chinese streaming firm iQiyi’s latest venture into Virtual Reality. Its ‘Luoyang VR Project’ is a studio-based experience in which users are invited to experience up to 12 different entertainment zones in the ancient city of Luoyang in Henan province. Requiring headsets and using a physical space of some 300 square metres, the set-up stimulates the physical experience of high winds, waterfalls and explosions. IQiyi described the project as “the first attempt in the VR industry to integrate different elements from immersive theatre, VR, and original IP,” and said that it leverages “inside-out tracking” technology and other industry-leading, sensory-simulation techniques to build in cars, boats, carriages, and other props. “The upshot is a highly realistic environment that fully immerses the audience in the story,” the company said.

virus that is believed to be passed from shrews to humans has been discovered in China.The Langya Henipavirus, or “Langya” could potentially be fatal – and has already infected 35 people. So far none of these people have become seriously ill or died, according to Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) via The Taipei Times ’ report.

China's central Henan province, can be seen going through a range of emotions as he reacts to his child's academic flop.After looking at the report card, he slaps his knees in frustration before the camera cuts to him raising his arms above his head and eventually using a towel to wipe his eyes.READ NEXT: Sainsbury's bakery infested with rats that 'climbed in from ceiling,' report revealsThe bizarre clip went viral on Chinese social media site Weibo this week as millions of schoolchildren received their results from the gruelling June assessment season. A caption underneath the post claimed he had spent long nights trying to teach his son how to better his Maths skills for the past year, suggesting his upset display was out of both disappointment and exhaustion.Internet users gave mixed responses to the short video, with some sympathising with the father while others took the boy's side.One user poured their heart out for the dad as they said: "I feel pain and sadness across the screen", while another agreed with his response as they said: "yes, there is more room for improvement in the future".

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A bizarre case of a woman who says she hasn't kipped in 40 years has had doctors baffled. Li Zhanying from the Chinese province of Henan has claimed that she was only five years old when she last got some shut-eye.

fire at a specialist martial arts school in China in the early hours of this morning.Most of the dead are believed to be children aged between seven and 16. Four others were severely injured and 12 suffered minor injuries as the blaze swept through the Zhenxing Martial Arts School in Henan province.“All the children screamed and we tried to help by pouring water on the fire but it didn’t stop.

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golden retriever along every time he left home to get parcels.The man, from central China's Henan province, said his dog, Pidan, loves to stay by his side and follow him wherever he goes.In a video he posted on Douyin, the owner, who dresses in his pyjamas, is trying to go to the gate and pick up a parcel.As soon as he gets up from the sofa, the three-year-old canine follows closely and jumps onto his leg.Pidan wraps his front legs around his owner's leg and walks on his two hind legs.The poor owner has to hold onto his trousers so that Pidan doesn't pull them down by accident.He told local media: "He's almost pulling my pants off.

golden retriever has melted the hearts of millions after video emerged of the poor pooch licking his pal's eyes as they were getting sold by their owner.The touching scene was captured by an animal lover at a local dog trade market on January 31, in Henan, central China.The kind-hearted man, nicknamed Mao Ge, said he saw pet dogs like Labradors, huskies and Corgi being locked up in tiny cages after being traded for cash by their owners.In a video he shared on Douyin, a Chinese equivalent of TikTok, he finds two golden retrievers sitting at the back of a pickup truck with ropes tied around their neck.One of them appears to weep before its companion turns to it and starts "wiping" its tears away."The dog is crying, I don't have the courage to

devastated golden retriever has left viewers in tears after he was filmed holding a sign begging for evil thieves to return his best friend.Maomao would often spend his playtime with his neighbour's dog, Doudou, also a golden retriever, at a park in Xinxiang, China's Henan province.The two lovely dogs became inseparable until Doudou got snatched by a man on the street last month.In a bid to search for the missing dog, Mr Shao yesterday posted a clip of Maomao holding a note asking park-goers to bring Doudou back home and it went viral online.Heartbreaking footage shows park-goers stopping to read the note, when they see Maomao "crying".The pooch seems to realise that Doudou went missing and refuses to leave the park.He even lies on the

German shepherd, worked as a sniffer dog at security checkpoints in Xichuan county in Henan province, central China.She retired in June 2019 and was found a forever home to live the rest of her life with.

China’s Henan Province.The Xirong people came from the Chinese north-west to populate central China during the so-called Spring and Autumn Period which lasted from around 771 to 476 BC.Bronze bells and jade rings and ornaments were just some of the objects discovered in the tomb, which is thought to contain the mortal remains of an important royal or nobleman.The burial of horses and other animals at the site also supports the hypothesis.Five skeletons belonging to a male and four females, all around 30 years old, were also unearthed in the tomb.They are believed to have been buried alive alongside the deceased nobleman as a human sacrifice.This is a potentially significant find as some expert believed the inhuman practice had ceased during

Dive right in! Like the weather, the Daily Star's FREE newsletter is a scorcherA man who weighs 19st has been pulled to safety from a well after he accidentally fell in and got stuck.Video shared on Chinese social media shows the 28-year-old, who is identified by the surname Liu, getting trapped at the opening of the well on the ground, exposing his naked upper body.He remains calm and keeps his arms crossed as the firefighters arrive the scene with ropes and other rescue tools.Rescuers from Luoyang Fire Department, in Central China's Henan Province, try to wrap a rope around Liu's waist and places a thick belt above it before attempting to pull him out of the concrete well.At least six people join forces to lift Liu up while three

The remains of a headless skeleton is believed to have been part of a grisly human sacrifice that took place thousands of years ago in China.

A primary school hit by a wave of food poisoning caused these scenes of chaos as more than 100 children were struck down. 

A furious woman smashed a plane window mid flight after reportedly becoming upset over her failed relationship.

China discovered a bronze vessels filled with a mysterious liquid which ancient people could have believed was the so-called elixir of life. The strange, murky drink, which could have been a distilled spirit, dated back to the Han Dynasty of 206BC, experts revealed earlier this month.According to the Luoyang Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute in Henan Province in CentralChina, the discovery was made when experts excavated a cluster of six tombs in Shijiatun Village.Luoyang served as the Han Dynasty capital between 23 and 190 AD.