Beijingers' manners 'getting better'

The Olympics has sharply improved the manners of Beijingers, a survey of more than 13,200 people has revealed.

The survey found that a politeness index devised by the Renmin University of China had risen to 82.68, on a scale of 0 to 100, up almost 10 points on an equivalent survey held last year.

It was conducted after the Olympics among 12,000 Chinese, 1,200 foreigners living in Beijing for more than two years and drawn from observations at more than 300 public venues.