Monument to Guan Yu in Jingzhou, Hubei province is to be relocated to a new site just 8km away in the same city.

Provinces across China are struggling with the worst blackouts in nearly 10 years, as authorities try to curb energy use by imposing restrictions on businesses and residents.

Activist and his wife Wang Li have been in police detention in Yunnan province for almost seven months on nebulous charge of subverting state power.