City breathes easier on low-carbon day

City breathes easier on low-carbon day

Bikes are available for rent at a square in Guangyuan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 27, 2010. The city celebrated its first low-carbon day on Aug 27 to promote the low-carbon lifestyle. Two-thirds of government cars didn't go on the road, and lights in the city were turned off for an hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm that day. The city government provided 1,000 bikes in the downtown areas for citizens to use.