Eastern China’s Shanghai City started on Thursday to issue a monthly blacklist of the taxi companies whose drivers most frequently violate traffic regulations.
The list will be used to monitor and regulate the performance of the city’s 46,000-plus taxis, which are operated by 92 companies, according to Shanghai traffic authorities.
Blacklisted companies are expected to urge drivers to abide by the Taxi Regulations of Shanghai Municipality. Offenses include running red lights, parking illegally and refusing passengers.
The list for February had 19 companies whose violation rates exceeded 4 percent.
Blacklisted companies would be warned and frequent offenders would be punished, authorities said.
(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)
gods come out by dancing, and to be the people in charge of offering sacrifices to the gods of the Earth and Heaven and spirits of the dead, as well as practicing divination and praying for the people. Quyuan, a famous poet of the State of Chu, on the basis of wu dances and songs, which were widely popular among the Chinese people, created the Book of Songs. Many were later developed into folk dances.
atic and literary history. Extant works of the time amount to 150, including some outstanding ones such as “Snow in Midsummer” and the “West Chamber” which reflect the society and life of the time. There had a profound influence on Chinese dramatic art. 