China Scene: East

Quitters last longer when it comes to smoking

A man in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, was inspired to quit smoking after his wife showed him the more than 2,000 cigarette packs he had thrown away in six years.

The 54-year-old man smoked a pack of cigarettes daily. Worried about his health, the wife, surnamed Song, decided to start collecting the cartons and recording how much he spent on the evil weed.