英语新闻：九月的杭州 环保先行(图)

　　By Yanmin

　　Environment protection is a concept and also a life style. In September, a series of environmental protection events will be launched in Hangzhou to make the city more beautiful.

　　Public Commuter Week

　　From 16th to 22nd of Sept. will be the Public Commuter Week in Hangzhou. The government will encourage all citizens to take public commuter transit vehicles. In order to ensure the efficiency of the public buses, the section between Xihu Avenue and Qingchun Lu Road on Yan'an Lu Road will be purposely designated as priority section for buses and taxies. Meanwhile, other vehicles will be controlled by its plate numbers to run on different dates:

　　Plate numbers ending with 1,3,5,7&9 (characterized plate numbers ending with English letters A-M) will be entitled to run on 17th, 19th and 21st Sept.

　　Plate numbers ending with 2,4,6,8&0 (characterized plate numbers ending with English letters N-Z) will be entitled to run on 16th, 18th and 20th Sept.

　　The controlled period is from 7am to 7pm every day.

　　Carfree Day

　　As in France, the Carfree Day for Hangzhou is set on 22nd Sept. All citizens will be encouraged to travel by bicycle, by bus or on foot. The traffic policemen will divide the streets into two regions to ensure the smooth trial of the first Carefree Day in Hangzhou.

　　In the controlled region, the traffic policemen and signboards will remind the citizens not to drive the car.

　　In the forbidden regions, all cars are not allowed to drive by.

　　The controlled period is from 7am to 7pm on 22nd Sept.

　　Seek for environment protectors around you

　　Life of environment protection can be a stylish life.

　　In Paris, for example, it is a trend to travel by bicycle. Meanwhile, recently a kind of canvas handbag with printings saying 'I'm Not A Plastic Bag' becomes extremely hot in European and American countries. Designed by British designer Anya Hindmarch for an environmental protection organization to advocate for not using plastic bags, the canvas handbag became the 'It' bag and totally sold out within two hours in London this April.

　　Needless to say, it is a fashionable choice not to drive the car on Carefree Day. We also believe, there are diversified types for environment protectors as it is immersing into our daily life in various ways.