
A combined picture shows traffic conditions on the Car Free Day (above) and the day before (below) on a busy flyover in Zhenzhou, Central China's Henan Province on September 22, 2007. Saturday marks China's first large-scale participation in Car Free Day activities. The number of cars on the roads dropped noticeably on the day in most of the 108 participating cities across China. [Xinhua]
A combined picture shows traffic conditions on the "Car Free Day" (L) and the day before (R) on a busy flyover in Zhenzhou, Central China's Henan Province on September 22, 2007. Saturday marks China's first large-scale participation in "Car Free Day" activities. The number of cars on the roads dropped noticeably on the day in most of the 108 participating cities across China. [Xinhua]

Residents walk on a main road to promote "Green Travel" on the "Car Free Day" in Hefei, East China's Anhui Province, September 22, 2007. Saturday marks China's first large-scale participation in "Car Free Day" activities.The number of cars on the roads dropped noticeably on the day in most of the 108 participating cities across China. [Xinhua]

Local residents cycle around the city to mark the "Car Free Day" in Jinan, East China's Shandong Province on September 22, 2007. Saturday marks China's first large-scale participation in "Car Free Day" activities. The number of cars on the roads dropped noticeably on the day in most of the 108 participating cities across China. [newsphoto]

A traffic police maintains traffic order on the "Car Free Day" in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, September 22, 2007. Saturday marks China's first large-scale participation in "Car Free Day" activities. The number of cars on the roads dropped noticeably on the day in most of the 108 participating cities across China. The Chinese characters on the signboard read "No Car Day", except taxis, long-distance buses, shuttle buses and schoolbuses. [newsphoto]