Welcome to news in brief! It is December 8 (Wednesday), 10-20℃, sunny and cloudy.

1. Travel agencies in Guangdong province temporarily suspended flight and hotel bookings as well as tours related to cross-provincial travel on December 7, according to a notice issued by local authorities. The services will not resume untill the province clears all medium and high-risk areas for COVID-19.

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2. Due to the current COVID-19 epidemic situation, the 2021 Guangzhou Huangpu Marathon, which is scheduled to be held on December 26, is postponed until further notice.

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3. Guangzhou's Baiyun district identified one new COVID-19 case from abroad on December 7. The patient tested positive for the virus during self-quarantine at home.

4. After 41 months of construction, the expansion project of Luoxi Bridge (洛溪大桥) in Guangzhou had been completed and the bridge opened to traffic on December 6.

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5. Guangzhou is mulling plans to build a tunnel running from the east and west sides of the Baiyun Mountaion, which will cut the traffic time between Baiyun and Tianhe districts to only 5 minutes, according to a tender invitation for conducting feasibility study for the project published by the government.

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6. Various kinds of winter flowers are now in full bloom in the South China Botanical Garden in Guangzhou. 

Opening hour: 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Tickets: 20 yuan for entrance, 50 yuan for visits to the greenhouse

Notice: ID card needed for ticket purchase

Traffic: Metro line 6, Botanical Garden Station, Exit A

Author: Annie

Editor: Pauline