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Officials Hail Improved Air Quality During Car Ban Beijing's overall air quality improved during the four-day test period carried out in anticipation of next August's Olympic Games. More than a million cars each day were barred from the roads. - Beijing: A Day to Use Public Transport - 'Air Quality Important for Olympic Athletes' Anhui Rivers, Lakes Crying for Help SEPA announced in early July that no more new industrial projects would see the light of day in several cities and industrial parks lying on four major rivers to halt the spread of pollution. - Work on Taihu Lake Progressing - Vice Premier Urges Ensuring Drinking Water Safety More

Useful Info China in Brief - Land Area - Physical Features - Rivers and Lakes - Climate - Land and Mineral Resources - Plants and Animals White Papers of the Government - Environmental Protection in China (1996-2005) - Ecological Improvement and Environmental Protection in Tibet - The Development of China's Marine Programs - Environmental Protection in China