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The massive price slash ensued from the initial round of the Chinese government s centralized procurement program for high-value medical consumables in early November.
The program, which aims to bring down the pricing by large-scale purchasing and squeezing out multiple layers of agent middlemen, owes its origin to Sanming, an industrial city with a permanent population of 2.6 million in east China s Fujian Province.
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Temple supported by single pillar on a cliff for over 800 years
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This undated photo shows the Ganlu Temple located in a cave in Taining County, Fujian Province. Built in 1146 during the Song Dynasty, the temple has been supported by only one pillar until now. (Photo: China News Service/ Wang Dongming)
The wooden temple was built in a natural rock cave using no iron nails or tiles.
The 80-meter-high cave resembles an inverted triangle, with the upper part about 30 meters wide and the lower part only 10 meters wide.
This undated photo shows the Ganlu Temple located in a cave in Taining County, Fujian Province. Built in 1146 during the Song Dynasty, the temple has been supported by only one pillar until now. (Photo: China News Service/ Wang Dongming)
Temple supported by single pillar on a cliff for over 800 years (7) (Ecns.cn) 14:42, December 14, 2020 This undated photo shows the Ganlu Temple located in a cave in Taining County, Fujian Province. Built in 1146 during the Song Dynasty, the temple has been supported by only one pillar until now. (Photo: China News Service/ Wang Dongming) The wooden temple was built in a natural rock cave using no iron nails or tiles. The 80-meter-high cave resembles an inverted triangle, with the upper part about 30 meters wide and the lower part only 10 meters wide.