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'''周老虎 (Zhōu Lǎohǔ): Tiger Zhou'''

[[File:j4.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Zhou's "photo."'']]Nickname for [http://zonaeuropa.com/20071019_1.htm Zhou Zhenglong, who created phony photographs of the endangered South China tiger]. In 2007, Zhou claimed that he risked his life to take more than 30 digital photos of a tiger. The Shaanxi Provincial Forestry Bureau then held a press conference, supporting Zhou’s claim. Zhou was awarded RMB20,000 for his photographs.

However, people noticed that the tiger photographs bore a close resemblance to a tiger poster published in 2002. In 2008, authorities affirmed netizens' suspicion that the pictures were forged. Zhou was [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/05/chinese-farmer-imprisoned-for-fake-tiger-photos/ convicted for fraud] but did not spend time in prison. Because Zhou lacked the computer skills necessary to create the photographs, some believe in a conspiracy in which Zhou was fed the pictures by the local government eager to bolster tourism and secure tiger habitat preservation funds. A man named Guan Ke who worked in the local forestry bureau has been accused by those within his department of creating the images; however, Mr. Guan denies these charges.

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