Vendors sell bags of fresh air in China to combat air pollution
You
know how they say the best things in life are free? Well, some people
may soon have to pay for the very air they breathe. A practice that is
already commonplace in China's Southern Guangdong province. Chinese
residents and tourists visit the airy mountainsides to escape the
choking pollution of the city, while there, they can buy bags of fresh
air from vendors.
Many
tourists hiking the mountain trail shared on social media their
surprise at signs reading "purchase clean air to purchase a healthy
life" and "Unpolluted air - big bags for 30 renminbi (£3) and small bags
for 10 renminbi (£1)." The villagers made quick bucks as tourists
bought bags of the stuff, they even put flowers in the bags to make the
air smell even better.
Some internet users have suggested the villagers will make even more money if they exported the air to the cities.
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