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May 25, 2012, Friday
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HANGZHOU plans to build 62 charging stations with 3,500 charging outlets for electric vehicles by the end of the year.
The city, which is a pioneer in the popularization of new-energy automobiles, presently only has 23 charging stations with 157 charging outlets.
There are 1,426 new-energy vehicles in the city, including 880 hybrid-electric buses that have racked up a combined mileage of more than 50 million kilometers, saving 3.5 million liters of diesel and 500,000 liters of gasoline annually.
In addition, the 2012 China International New-Energy Auto Show will be held in Hangzhou on August 10-11. The city will sign an agreement with San Francisco to jointly develop the new-energy vehicle industry.
Electricity shortage
Hangzhou's power grid will have a shortage of 1.9 million kilowatts this summer.
In extreme conditions, the gap will widen to 2 million kilowatts, including an 800,000kw gap in Qiaosi Town.
The city government has announced an electricity rationing plan, and enterprises will be ordered to cut power usage to guarantee residential use.
The plan gives priority to homes while industrial use of electricity will be strictly limited. When a power shortage reaches a high level, major power-consuming enterprises will only be allowed to use electricity two days per week.
Metro rules
Hangzhou transport authority is seeking public opinion about draft regulations for subway passengers.
The draft rules forbid passengers from eating food and taking folding bikes or pets onto carriages. They allow passengers to take one child under 1.3 meters to travel for free but have to buy tickets for additional kids.
When taking an escalator, commuters should stand on the right side, leaving the left side for people to walk up or down, the draft said.
The draft rules are expected to take effect this October before Metro Line 1 starts operation.
China Time 2012
Wolfgang Schimidt, state councilor in Hamburg, Germany, visited Hangzhou earlier this week to promote China Time 2012 and the Hamburg Summit.
China Time is a part of Chinese Culture Year in Germany, which presents Chinese music, drama, literature and films to the German people. It is to be held in August in Hamburg. With music as its theme, it will be held in cooperation with the Das Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival.
Hamburg Summit - China Meets Europe takes place in Hamburg in November. It is a biennial conference on Sino-European economic relations. It serves as a platform for dialogue between Europe and China and to improve economic relations.
Beauty pageant
The Zhejiang Division of the 39th Miss World Tourism Pageant started accepting applications on Wednesday in Hangzhou.
Single women aged 18 to 28 and taller than 160 cemtimeters can register.
The Zhejiang pageant is to be held in August at Oriental Culture Park, Taixu Lake Resort Hotel and Oriental Water World at Xiaoshan, Hangzhou.
No registration fee is charged, and people can call 135-0581-0377 or e-mail 13505810377@139.com for more information.
Miss World Tourism was initiated in the 1960s in America. The China pageant was launched in 2004.
Loquat festival
The Tangqi Loquat Festival will begin in Tangqi Town tomorrow.
Tangqi has around 10 million square meters of loquat trees. The picking season ends around June 10 and Tangqi is about 30 kilometers from downtown Hangzhou.
The entrance fee for picking loquats is around 60 yuan (US$9.5) for adults and half price for children.
Bus services
A free shuttle bus service is available to Longwu Town and Shuangpu Town from the Hangzhou Tourist Center in Huanglong area on weekends and holidays.
The two routes will operate until May 18, 2013. One is to Long Men Kan Cun in Zhuantang Town while the other is to Shuangling Village in Shuangpu Town.
The city, which is a pioneer in the popularization of new-energy automobiles, presently only has 23 charging stations with 157 charging outlets.
There are 1,426 new-energy vehicles in the city, including 880 hybrid-electric buses that have racked up a combined mileage of more than 50 million kilometers, saving 3.5 million liters of diesel and 500,000 liters of gasoline annually.
In addition, the 2012 China International New-Energy Auto Show will be held in Hangzhou on August 10-11. The city will sign an agreement with San Francisco to jointly develop the new-energy vehicle industry.
Electricity shortage
Hangzhou's power grid will have a shortage of 1.9 million kilowatts this summer.
In extreme conditions, the gap will widen to 2 million kilowatts, including an 800,000kw gap in Qiaosi Town.
The city government has announced an electricity rationing plan, and enterprises will be ordered to cut power usage to guarantee residential use.
The plan gives priority to homes while industrial use of electricity will be strictly limited. When a power shortage reaches a high level, major power-consuming enterprises will only be allowed to use electricity two days per week.
Metro rules
Hangzhou transport authority is seeking public opinion about draft regulations for subway passengers.
The draft rules forbid passengers from eating food and taking folding bikes or pets onto carriages. They allow passengers to take one child under 1.3 meters to travel for free but have to buy tickets for additional kids.
When taking an escalator, commuters should stand on the right side, leaving the left side for people to walk up or down, the draft said.
The draft rules are expected to take effect this October before Metro Line 1 starts operation.
China Time 2012
Wolfgang Schimidt, state councilor in Hamburg, Germany, visited Hangzhou earlier this week to promote China Time 2012 and the Hamburg Summit.
China Time is a part of Chinese Culture Year in Germany, which presents Chinese music, drama, literature and films to the German people. It is to be held in August in Hamburg. With music as its theme, it will be held in cooperation with the Das Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival.
Hamburg Summit - China Meets Europe takes place in Hamburg in November. It is a biennial conference on Sino-European economic relations. It serves as a platform for dialogue between Europe and China and to improve economic relations.
Beauty pageant
The Zhejiang Division of the 39th Miss World Tourism Pageant started accepting applications on Wednesday in Hangzhou.
Single women aged 18 to 28 and taller than 160 cemtimeters can register.
The Zhejiang pageant is to be held in August at Oriental Culture Park, Taixu Lake Resort Hotel and Oriental Water World at Xiaoshan, Hangzhou.
No registration fee is charged, and people can call 135-0581-0377 or e-mail 13505810377@139.com for more information.
Miss World Tourism was initiated in the 1960s in America. The China pageant was launched in 2004.
Loquat festival
The Tangqi Loquat Festival will begin in Tangqi Town tomorrow.
Tangqi has around 10 million square meters of loquat trees. The picking season ends around June 10 and Tangqi is about 30 kilometers from downtown Hangzhou.
The entrance fee for picking loquats is around 60 yuan (US$9.5) for adults and half price for children.
Bus services
A free shuttle bus service is available to Longwu Town and Shuangpu Town from the Hangzhou Tourist Center in Huanglong area on weekends and holidays.
The two routes will operate until May 18, 2013. One is to Long Men Kan Cun in Zhuantang Town while the other is to Shuangling Village in Shuangpu Town.
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