Zhangjiakou is using the opportunities created by its joint bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics to kick-start its economy and reshape it along greener lines after a long period of slow growth.
Zhangjiakou has the best air quality of any city in northern China, but as well as having clean air it also is a major supplier of clean energy.
The wines served to world and domestic leaders at a dinner during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Beijing last November came from a producer in Zhangjiakou.
Many taxi drivers in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, have been assaulted by colleagues since Thursday afternoon for not participating in a strike aimed at reducing the franchise fees that eat up much of their monthly revenue.
The People's Liberation Army is planning to train its grassroots officers to be "multifunctional", as suggested by a newly released plan on position rotation.
China's northwest regions are planning to invest more in infrastructure, tourism and tourism-related industries to attract more visitors to the ancient Silk Road that linked China with central Asian nations.
Upset by a delayed flight, at least two Chinese passengers decided to open emergency exit doors in protest as the plane was taxiing, forcing it to abort takeoff and landing them in jail, police said on Sunday.
A policeman from Nanyang, Henan province, was demoted after his use of a police car for a private purpose was exposed on the Internet.
More cities have been turning to tough measures to rein in pollution in line with a national drive for sustainable development.
As part of the country's efforts to curb air pollution, a series of laws and regulations was rolled out last year to help provide a legal foundation for the cleanup campaign.
"Hebei has paid a huge price to curb its air pollution, with many enterprises' performance and productivity affected, ... but we will not scale back the green efforts toward a more healthy economic development and environment for our residents."
In 2014, I visited many power plants, cement factories and steel companies in Beijing and Hebei province, areas that suffered from severe air pollution, accompanying environmental protection authorities as they made their inspections.
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