Liaocheng, China News

This is the second part of a two-part story on First Selectman Pat Llodra and Community Development Director Elizabeth Stocker's recent trip to China.

Newtown First Selectman Pat Llodra shows pictures of Newtown to Lin Fenghai, the mayor of Liaocheng, China, shortly after arriving in the city in mid-April. Mrs Llodra and Newtown Community Development Director Elizabeth Stocker recently traveled to China with a goal of initiating business relationships between companies here and those in the ... (more)

Carrying a bucket of water, and supporting herself on a stick, Wang Jingzhi could easily pass for a sprightly 80-year-old. But the great-great-great-great grandmother was, in fact, celebrating her 112th birthday - with a little help from her extensive family.

Newtown delegates and delegates from Liaocheng, in the Shandong Province of China, climbed to the top of Mount Tai during the Newtown delegation's recent 11-day trip.

Zhao Luchen tied the knot this May Day holiday. "I've spent the past several May Day holidays participating in friends and colleagues' weddings," the 26-year-old from Liaocheng, Shandong province of China, says.