TAIYUAN -- The ancient town of Pingyao has decided to ban all businesses selling foods that have a strong smell, as an effort to improve its environment.The government of Pingyao county in North China's Shanxi province has ordered that all eateries selling food such as stinky tofu and barbecue should close down between May 5 and 10. Businesses that disobey the order will be shut down and fined.Pingyao ancient town has a history of 2,800 years. It became a UNESCO world cultural heritage site in December 1997.The county received nearly 13 million visits by tourists last year receiving ticket proceeds of 153 million yuan ($24 million).Local authorities have received complaints from tourists about the disturbing smell of certain foods in the town."The foods are against the ancient town's style as a tourist site, and we will improve the image of the town with such an effort," said Wang Jianren, head of the county market and quality supervisory bureau. wristbands with tabssilicon or siliconeuv braceletrubber wristbands in bulkcool wristbandsyouth wristbandswrist band com coupon coderubber bracelet maker
The press center of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China holds a group interview on innovation in agricultural science and technology in Beijing, Oct 21, 2017. Tang Huajun, member of the leading Party group of the Ministry of Agriculture, also president of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, He Zhonghu, research fellow at the Institute of Crop Sciences of the CAAS and director of the National Wheat Improvement Center, Wei Lingling, research fellow at the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture of the CAAS and director of the Key Laboratory of Leisure Agriculture under the Ministry of Agriculture, Shen Yujun, deputy director of the Institute of Rural Energy and Environmental Protection of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering (CAAE) under the Ministry of Agriculture, and Ling Jihe, a farmer from Anyi county of Jiangxi province, were present at the group interview. [Photo/Xinhua]
