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Global Times | February 07, 2012 08:44
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Fishing boats wait at a port in Qingdao, Shandong Province to avoid gusts that reportedly reached force seven to eight Monday. Temperatures dropped drastically with the arrival of the northerly wind. Photo: CFP

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