Park users told to turn down volume

People doing morning exercises to music, playing instruments and singing Peking opera in city parks will soon be told to keep the noise down, according to the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Landscape and Forestry (BMBLF).

It will be the first time the decibel reading in local green spaces will be regulated.

Starting in May, noise levels in the city's 67 "top class" parks should not exceed 55 decibels.