Tag: 西安

Xi’An Shaanxi China, BinZhou City, ChengGuan: Virtual Tour

BinZhou City is a mere 1.5 hrs from Xi’An. I was touring around here using Baidu Maps. It is a lot of fun. The neighbourhood looks pretty nice. There is a high school and a middle school in the same area, with a mountainous backdrop.

Shaanxi Province, Xi’An, BinZhong City, Chengguan District, north west corner is the Chengguan Town junior high school, Ziwei middle school, and Jiaotong university senior Sunshine high school
陕西省,西安,彬州市, 城关镇初中紫薇中学,交大高级阳光中学

GPS: 35.048437,108.068438
Plus Code: 8P7C23X9+99

Xi'An Shaanxi China, BinZhou City, ChengGuan,North-West corner, Map by Baidu

Xi’An Shaanxi China, BinZhou City, ChengGuan,North-West corner, Map by Baidu

China Air Quality Terrible for Xian, Beijing and Some Cities: 2018 Dec 02

Yet again, some of China’s air quality PM 2.5 readings are off the chart. Literally, and this is really terrible for people’s health. PM 2.5 measures air pollution particles smaller than 2.5 microns, which when inhaled are too small for the body to remove, so they stay there forever.

China needs to do much better to protect the health of citizens. Pollution report

Air Quality PM2.5 2018 Dec 02 10:00 Toronto time, readings for China: Xi'an 592, Beijing 268 vs Toronto at 17. Terrible for your health.

Air Quality PM2.5 2018 Dec 02 10:00 Toronto time, readings for China: Xi’an 592, Beijing 268 vs Toronto at 17. Terrible for your health.

Distracted Walking: Ridiculous but True

Disbelief is what I felt when I first saw two pedestrian texters walk straight into each other, head to head. So engrossed with their lives that they could not spend the time to watch where they are going? As a technologist I am always interested in the social effects of technology on society. Distracted walking shows that the vast majority of people cannot do two things at the same time, that multi-tasking is really not feasible for most people, and that this behaviour can be potentially dangerous to the person and those around them.