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With the implementation
of Beijing's new smoking ban in public areas just days away, people are finding
creative new ways to help Chinese smokers to quit.
On
Tuesday, a woman who goes by the surname Zou, used World No-Tobacco Day to
present her husband, Ran, with a box of cigarettes.
But
it wasn't just an ordinary box of cigarettes. Inside the box were 20 sticks
that Zou had individually drawn motivational cartoons and messages on.
Some
of the messages written on the cigarettes include: "Small animals are
afraid of smoke, don't you want to protect them?" "This is your
fortune, are you sure you want to burn it?" And, "Isn't this 'child'
cute? Do you have the heart to burn it?."
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Zou
presented her unique gift to her husband on World No-Tobacco Day. Image: Weibo
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According
to CCTV News, Zou told reporters that Ran smokes a lot due to the stress
of his job as a salesman. She said that she decided to make the drawings so she
could motivate her husband to quit smoking.
After
receiving his wife's gift, Ran said he was moved by how much effort she put
into it.
"I
see these pictures and text, I'm really touched. If I don't quit, I'll be
letting my wife down," he told China
News. "From today onwards, I firmly say no to cigarettes. And when I'm
entertaining, I'll proudly display this gift, so it can also motivate my
friends who smoke to quit."
Starting
from June 6, Beijingers caught smoking in restaurants, offices and on
public transportation face fines of up to 200 yuan ($32). Whether this new law
will be adopted by other Chinese cities has yet to be confirmed.
China
has the world’s largest smoking population. Statistics from the World Health Organisation
(WHO) show that there are more than 300 million smokers in China, which is a
third of the world's total.
Source: Mashable
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