The dolphin was found near the shore in Dadonghai, a top resort in the southernmost Hainan Province, at around 6pm on Sunday by the group of tourists, the People's Daily website reported yesterday.

People's Daily survey conducted on people. com. cn showed more than 90% of the polled Chinese residents are dissatisfied with the current property prices, calling the prices "stubbornly high."

An unscientific online survey on the Web site of the People's Daily, the state-run newspaper, 68% out of 400,000 voters said that 'it's pointless to ban private cars.