120 Cents Salute

It is said that the seven thousand $1.2 BJ taxis ("Xiali" brand) will be all gone by the end of 2006. Don't know if this is one of the gifts for the 2008 Olympics. When I confirmed this with the BJ cab 'sifu' who used to pick me up, his comment was "They are indeed 影響市容, ain't they?"