About 20 Chinese cities joined a worldwide relay on Saturday night to switch off lights of major buildings for one hour to highlight concerns about climate change while calling for actions.
A combination picture shows China's National Aquatics Center "Water Cube" in Beijng before (L) and after the lights were turned off for Earth Hour March 28, 2009. About 20 Chinese cities joined a worldwide campaign to persuade the public to switch off unnecessary lights for one hour Saturday night to support energy-saving efforts and show concerns about global warming. [Xinhua]
A combination picture shows a view of the Bund on the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai before (above) and during Earth Hour March 28, 2009. [Xinhua]
Initiated in Australia in 2007, Earth Hour is a time zone-by-time zone plan in which people around the world are encouraged to switch off their lights for 60 minutes on the last Saturday night of March to show their concern about global warming and climate change. |
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