Song Jianguo, former head of the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau, will go on trial for suspected bribery, the local procuratorate announced on Sunday.
Despite more and more young people turning their back on tradition, temple fairs remain a favorite event during Spring Festival.
By 6 pm on Saturday - Valentine's Day - more than 3,400 new couples had registered their marriage in Beijing, a huge registration rush compared to non-holiday days, the Beijing Times reported.
According to the Beijing News, with the implementation of the second child policy last year, over 30,000 families applied for a second child in Beijing in 2014, leading to a strain on medical resources for pregnant women and infants.
Firecracker orders at Beijing retailers are down 20 percent this year as authorities have slashed the number of permitted sales days and reduced retail spots amid pollution concerns.
The Beijing city government is strengthening safety measures for Spring Festival following the deadly New Year's Eve stampede in Shanghai.
18 different items are going to be on display at an exhibition to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Palace Museum.
The proposed design of Beijing's new airport reflects the country's rich cultural history and the remarkable future predicted for the country, according to the architects working on the project.
About five million Beijing residents are now drinking water from a tributary of the Yangtze River, two months after a key section of China's massive south-to-north water diversion project was put into operation.
Authorities in Beijing are promising to strengthen supervision of self-organized gatherings in local scenic spots during the Spring Festival.
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