Bikes make a fashionable return to Jinan's roads

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Officials in Jinan, Shandong's capital, plan to establish 2,000 bicycle rental sites during the 2011-2015 period as a way of encouraging low-carbon lifestyles.

Bikes pedal their way back to Jinan's roads, not as a transportation tool, but as a healthy, modern lifestyle.

Liu Guanqin, a 28-year-old in Jinan, recently purchased two mountain bikes, including a pink one for his girlfriend.

"It was really amazing to ride a bike on the country roads, and we think we are both very keen on it," he said.

Although more and more people enjoyed the convenience coming with car ownership, exhaust from all combustion engines produce adverse effects on the health of car users and all innocent pedestrians.

The unhealthy trend has prompted some people to dust off their bikes and start pedaling again. Some cities of Shandong Province have set up associations to promote bike riding as an environmentally-friendly, healthy and fashionable lifestyle.

Meanwhile, local governments have made various efforts to show their support for cyclists.