WALKERS TAKING STEPS TO PROTECT TREKKING TURF

With more vehicles clogging municipality's roadways, feet and tires are increasingly competing for space

Eighty-year-old Zhu Xiuying, who has lived in downtown Chongqing since childhood, used to travel everywhere in the hilly city in Southwest China on foot.

Walking was the main way that most residents got around. Since ancient times, numerous walking trails or small roads that wend their way around the mountains have helped to connect communities and people's lives.