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Hemmed in by COVID curbs, Beijingers seek respite in urban outdoors

China Beijing picnics

Beijing, ChinaReuters On a hot, sunny day, children and adults splashed in the cool run-off of the Yongding River in a park on the western outskirts of Beijing, a city under near-lockdown in China’s head-on battle with COVID-19. While gatherings are discouraged and many parks in the sprawling city of 22 million are shut, Beijingers […]