The weather in Beijing reminds me of Belgium: grey skies (see pics). On top of that there is the always present air pollution. The city is very dusty and walking outdoors results quickly in some coughing. No wonder there is a lot of spitting in the city. For the moment, I prefer to do my work-outs in the gym instead of running on the streets. I took a stroll in Chaoyang park today and attached some pics. The park was amazingly quiet with a small crowd for Beijing standards.
In the Time Out Beijing magazine they mentioned that this month a million cars are being taken off the streets in a bid to test the effectiveness of reducing pollution for the Olympics. Officials also say that around 1,600 coal-burning energy plants will be shut and 50,000 taxis and 10,000 old buses will be replaced by the end of the year. Every day 1,200 new cars are added to the roads of Beijing. The city is expected to have 3.5 million cars by this time next year. More about the upcoming Olympics in future blogs as it is a very hot topic in Beijing.
Stay tuned,
Paul
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