This Day, That Year

Item from March 2, 1984, in China Daily: Caught in the act ... A traffic policeman has a word with a young cyclist who violated traffic rules by crossing a stopline at traffic lights in Guanghua street, Beijing, yesterday. New traffic regulations went into effect yesterday in Beijing in a bid to improve traffic order in the Chinese capital.

Unlike decades ago, when cycling was the main mode of transportation in Beijing, residents of the capital have many other ways to commute today.

The length of the city's subway network stretches 554 kilometers, with another 300 km to be constructed this year, according to the Beijing Commission of Transport. By 2020, the total length will hit 1,000 km, the commission said.