A new campaign organized by the Beijing Women's Federation to honor "harmonious" families in Beijing has sparked controversy, Beijing News reported.

The campaign has different systems for urban and rural areas and will select 200 harmonious families every two years.

There are 27 criteria for the urban harmonious family, with some saying that family members must frequently access the Internet, own at least 300 books, subscribe to at least one newspaper or magazine, and consume less than eight tons of domestic water per month.

The new campaign stresses the harmony between family members, the family and society, and the family and nature. However, some residents can not figure out what the listed 27 criteria have to do with being a "harmonious" family.

(China.org.cn February 5, 2012)

《新京报》报道，北京市妇联发起的一项“首都和谐家庭”评选活动引发了争议。

该活动体系分为城区版和郊区版，每两年评选一次，每次评选200个和谐家庭。

城区版标准达27项，其中一些标准要求家庭成员要经常上网﹑家庭藏书量300册以上﹑订阅报刊不少于一份﹑每月家庭用水少于八吨。

虽然该活动强调家庭内部和谐、家庭与社会和谐、家庭与自然和谐，但有些居民实在搞不懂这27项标准到底与家庭“和谐”有什么关系。