Holy mother of talos .. ... i would have crapped myself.

Someone has to be first. It was a CCTV security camera. They record everything that happens in front of a store, in case of a break in. So no matter who was first, that camera would have seen it.

happens all the time. not in china in particular but every where. tends to happen when you pave over where water flows and moves soil. look up the cases of huge football field sized sinkholes that happen in america.

also, pretty much all streets are hollow in urban areas. if you watch road work done you will see that they usually have some sort of support structure like a metal ][ so that sewer and other utilites can be ran under the streets.

when i was living in a coastal town there was a hole in the highway that was several yards deep, all that caused it was water over time and a lack of funding for repairing the pavement.

It done quite well to stand for how long...

http://i48.tinypic.com/vx1cia.jpg

You'd think maybe the first would be a construction worker?

First "accidental hanging" and now this?
Can't tell if I'm heartless or the titles are just too funny.

Might not be fake though, the 'cavern' underneath could have been the result of a sink hole and through wear 'n' tear the pavements strength crumbled and she was unlucky enough to walk over it.

or they'd look for her cell phone and purse and steal them

It's not, it's real and it's all over Chinese news.

"We will live in prosperity!"

"It will looke real nice when its done!"

Shame it won't be structurally stable.

This adds meaning to the phrase, "watch your step"