China launches 1st "Public Transport Week"

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Over 100 cities in China have joined the campaign. They have all nominated several busy roads to be non-car zones next Saturday, encouraging more residents to be public transport users.

Residents in Taipei also took a break from using their cars. On Saturday, over 10,000 local residents rode 12 kilometers on their bicycles as part of the city's "car-free carnival".

These newly-weds also took to their bicycles, instead of hiring several luxury cars for their wedding ceremony, they said helping the environment was the perfect way to seal their love.

The French capital Paris was the first city in the world to launched the car-free campaign in 1998. It aimed to boost public transport passenger numbers and reduce carbon-dioxide emissions.

Since then, over 2,000 cities around the world have taken part in this annual activity.

Editor:Du Xiaodan