The top headline of the newspaper announces that Beijing’s subway line 7 is to start construction very soon. According to the paper, the new metro line, starting from Beijing’s West Railway Station will be in parallel with the existing Line 1. Once put into operation in 2014, the new line will greatly alleviate Beijing’s congestion on east-west routes and the traffic pressure around the West Railway Station. Compared to the older lines, the average intervals between stations of the new line will be shortened from the current 1.5 km to 1.09 km.
The big image shows a blind man checking the price of a packet of instant noodles. The Wal-Mart mall on Jinguo Road recently opened a special aisle enabling visually-impaired people to use specialized scanners to read the prices of the items.
- Beijing Youth Daily (Chinese): Beijing’s Line 7 is to start construction, Special shopping aisle for the blind