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Form A Line, Please!

February 11 marks the first "Queue Day" in Beijing. From now on, the eleventh day of every month will be designated to remind citizens to line up for things.

Beijingers Urged to Queue on Monthly "Queuing Day"
The girl carefully pasted the card with her signature on an exhibiting board. On the card, the four-year-old Liang Miaozhu vowed to queue in the public and respect order.

Beijing Residents Clean Streets to Greet "Little New Year"
About 100,000 Beijing residents took their brooms outdoors on Saturday for a "Clean City" drive to mark traditional Chinese "Little New Year" --- a week before "New Year," or Spring Festival.

11th Day of Every Month Reminds Beijingers to Line Up
The Beijing Municipal Government on Thursday decided to make the eleventh day of every month the "day of lining up."

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Every Day Should Be a Queue Day
The city of Beijing has designated the eleventh day of every month "queue day" in a bid to make the residents behave in a more orderly fashion.

Do You Queue ?

Why is it just impossible for people to wait for their turn sometimes? Have you wondered about that when you're in bus stations, subways, or restaurant cashiers?

Beijing Discourages Uncouth Behavior

• Beijing Spitters Face Heavy Fines as Olympics Approach
People spitting in the streets in Beijing will be fined up to 50 yuan (about 6.5 U.S. dollars) in an effort to improve citizens' behavior ahead of the Olympics, an official said Wednesday.

• Unclear Signs in English to Be History
Toilet will replace W.C. (or water closet) and "Exit" signs will stop "Export"-ing people or showing them their "Way Out."

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• Roses for Those Offering Seats to Disadvantaged on Bus

• Shanghai Taxis to Be Equipped with Spit Sacks

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