E China provinces brace for typhoon Muifa

Fishing boats are docked at a port in the city of Yantai, East China's Shandong province, August 7, 2011. [Photo / Xinhua]

Fishing boats lie at anchor in a harbor in Rizhao city, East China's Shandong province, on August 7, 2011. [Photo / Xinhua]

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