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. children's wristbandsyouth wristbandscool wristbandsrubber wristbands custom cheapjordan wristband
BEIJING - China's Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft and Tiangong-2 space lab completed their third and last in-orbit refueling at 8:17 pm Saturday. The third refueling, lasting about three days, confirmed the technical results from the second refueling. Tianzhou-1, China's first cargo spacecraft, was launched on April 20 from South China's Hainan province, and it completed automated docking with the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab on April 22. The two spacecraft completed their first in-orbit refueling on April 27 and second on June 15. In the past five months, Tianzhou-1 has operated smoothly and completed various tasks.
