Outdoor BBQs shut down, fined as ban enforced

Beijing has taken measures to shut down outdoor barbecuing with more than 13,900 cases investigated in the first seven months of the year, as the Chinese capital tries to improve its air quality and environment.

Regulators also issued fines of more than 93,600 yuan ($15,200), said Fan Zhihong, the leader of a law enforcement team under the Beijing Bureau of City Administration and Law Enforcement.

Based on regulations covering air pollution control, all open-air barbecues are illegal, regardless of whether they are for profit or where they are located.