Drink water from Yangtze or 'cocktail'

Residents in Beijing may be drinking a cocktail of water in 2014 if they don't get used to the taste of water from southern China.

The Beijing Water Authority initiated a program on Monday to determine whether residents in Beijing can accept the taste of water from the Yangtze River.

"If residents cannot become accustomed to surface water from south ern China, we are considering changing the taste with food additives or local tap water," said Zheng Qiuli, a press officer for the Beijing Water Authority.