Commentary: How China made cities less noisy
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Electric vehicles, noise-reducing surfaces and no-honking zones are dampening the din of Beijing, says Eleanor Olcott for Financial Times. BEIJING: A few months after moving to Beijing, I realised something unexpected – I was sleeping better than I had in years. This was a surprising revelation in what can politely be termed a “challenging” urban environment. In the various cities I have lived in, I have grown accustomed to my slumber being pierced by the early morning rumbling of a petrol or
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