TIC (This is China)

[TexasAggie]

Good Points. I remember burning rivers in Pennsylvania and Ohio in the late 60's. I think China will get better too. Of course there are still lots of opportunities globally to do better. There is plenty of blame to go around if we look in the mirror. Hopefully we all do this everywhere. Recent pictures of London and Los Angeles. The third picture was 1988 in New York.

air-pollution-in-London-007.jpglos_angeles_pollution.jpgSmogNY.jpg

Please dont' think pollution is the domain only of china. There are parts of Christchurch city (NZ) where no building is allowed. The ground is totally poisoned from years of timber treating. Last year alone many containers of NZ milk powder (60 tonnes (CW 270 tonnes) total were blocked entry to China because of standard regulations. Previously the Melamine fiasco company was actually in partnership with a NZ milk powder company. I use NZ as an example as it is reguared as a clean and green paradise, which it is.. THERE YOU GO. if NZ is so bad, China doesn't seem as bad after all. The reason why pollution levels have increased over the last 10 years is simply because of the massive increase in the amount of cars.

[PeteZ]

In that case the English word Logic is also a loanword from ancient Greek just as Luo Ji is a loanword from English. A brief gander through Wikipedia tells me that the concept of zero originated from India and that, interestingly, the concept seems to have reached China and Europe alike around the 13th Century.

[humanbeing]

The sound in the sound track is either in Taiwanese dialect or Fujian dialect, which are close enough...

http://140.111.34.28/holodict_new/
Lady (01:07): "As one bundle" 按呢一紮 Án-ni tsi̍t tsat | Kid (01:19): "I'm scared" 我會驚 Guá ē kiann
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From Ligang, Pingtung County

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Official facbook http://www.facebook.com/pages/%E5%8F...80968752012752 of that company (Baihe District , Tainan City) .

[euphonius]

I may seriously have to double-post this into the Cumshot Thread, but nothing quite says "this is China" like the new headquarters of the People's Daily in Beijing.

People's Daily has long been dubbed the "throat and tongue" of the Chinese C*mmunist Party. I think they've come up with a new metaphor! Take that! (...up the arse...)

[euphonius]

Of course China's clever netizens are quickly finding a certain logic to the design, as this montage shows. Yes, the "big underpants" CCTV headquarters is practically across the street. Like Sino-Korean friendship, they could be "as close as lips and teeth"!!!

[bikerdoc]

Of course China's clever netizens are quickly finding a certain logic to the design, as this montage shows. Yes, the "big underpants" CCTV headquarters is practically across the street. Like Sino-Korean friendship, they could be "as close as lips and teeth"!!!

Muwaahhhhh hahahahahahahaha! ROFL!

[Lao Jia Hou]

Oh man ... too much ... the mayor of Changchun is going to be "pissed" ... his claim to fame (clickie here) has been jacked off by the big boys of BJ. Hope it doesn't end in a pissing match, with these erections popping up in every city.

I guess I live near that thing ... but have never noticed it. Probably because I am Canadian ... and I'm damn proud to assert that our national emblem is the beaver. Yeah, I get homesick sometimes.

[chinabiker]

Reason for Beijing air pollution has been identified.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...t_16496348.htm

Beijing is stepping up efforts to reduce illegal barbeques, to cut down on roadside air and noise pollution.

May is the peak time for outdoor grill cooking, which takes a heavy toll on air quality, traffic and residents, said Dang Xuefeng, spokesman for the capital's bureau of city administration and law enforcement.

"As the weather warms up, the streets gradually fill up with roadside barbecue spots, sizzling kebabs on the grill and cold beer, which also create serious air pollution and undesired noise for the neighborhoods," he said.

In addition to sanitation concerns, the smoke from outdoor barbeques is high in fine particulate matter concentration, which poses a severe threat to residents, especially those with heart and lung problems, Dang said. Downtown is the most severely afflicted area, he said, adding that most outdoor barbecues are illegal.

Pan Xiaochuan, a professor at Peking University's School of Public Health, said the smoke from barbeques is a very common source of PM2.5, or particulate matter with a diameter smaller than 2.5 micrometers, and poses a serious threat to people's respiratory systems.

He also suggested that residents are easily irritated by barbeque smoke close to their windows.

Operators of illegal barbeques face fines of up to 5,000 yuan ($813) and may have their facilities confiscated, authorities said.

The city administration office steps up inspections on illegal roadside barbecues every May, and residents can file noise and pollution complaints by dialing 96310.

The city's environmental protection bureau began regulating illegal outdoor barbeques in 2000, but controlling the problem has been difficult.

"To have some kebabs and cold beer while shooting the breeze with friends in the summer is a must for us, and nothing can replace it," said Lu Shuze, a 27-year-old primary school sports teacher in Beijing. "This has been a part of my life since college."

Lu said May is the best time for barbeques because mosquitoes aren't bad yet and the temperatures are comfortable.

The city has issued outdoor barbeque permits to several qualified night markets, which are equipped with environmentally friendly cooking equipment that gives off less pollution.

Dang did not know how many night markets have received permission to barbeque outdoors, but he said the requirements are very strict.

The government also warned of the dangers associated with barbecuing in the forest and the city's parks.

"Beijing is still in the middle of forest fire prevention season, and barbeques can easily result in a forest fire," said Yu Zhanyu, deputy director of the forest public security office of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Landscape and Forestry.

Forest fire prevention season runs from Nov 1 to May 31, but could be extended due to dry conditions.

[SabineHartmann]

That's a nice one!

[euphonius]

He also suggested that residents are easily irritated by barbeque smoke close to their windows.

Surely what he meant to say was: "Residents who are easily irritated by barbeque smoke should close the windows of their cars."

cheers
Euphonius