There is no smoking ban in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, but you must remember to put it in the trash can correctly.

Beijing Municipal Government Promulgates Several Provisions on the Scope of No Smoking in Public Places

Article 1 In order to protect people's health, advocate social morality and reduce the harm caused by smoking, these Provisions are formulated in accordance with the Regulations of Beijing Municipality on No Smoking in Public Places and in combination with the actual situation of this Municipality.

Article 2 Smoking is prohibited in the following public places:

(1) Indoor areas of medical institutions;

(2) Nurseries and kindergartens;

(3) Primary and secondary schools and secondary vocational schools;

(4) Teaching areas of institutions of higher learning and other educational and training institutions;

(five) theaters, concert halls, exhibition halls, museums, art galleries, libraries, science and technology museums, archives, children's palaces, memorial halls and other scientific, educational, cultural and artistic places;

(6) Business halls for commerce, finance, postal services and telecommunications;

(seven) buses, taxis, rail transit and other public transport vehicles and their ticket offices and indoor platforms;

(eight) cultural relics protection units open to the public;

(9) Gymnasiums and gymnasiums;

(10) Fitness centers, competition areas and seating areas of sports venues.

Article 3 Smoking rooms or designated smoking areas may be set up in the following public places, and smoking is prohibited in areas other than smoking rooms or smoking areas:

(1) Service areas of business places such as restaurants and Internet services;

(2) Parks, playgrounds and other public places;

(3) Waiting rooms for public transport such as airplanes, trains and long-distance buses.

Fourth hotels, hotels, guest houses, training centers, resorts and other business places that provide accommodation and rest services shall set up smoke-free rooms or smoke-free floors in accordance with regulations.

Fifth organs, organizations, enterprises, institutions and other workplaces and canteens, corridors, elevators, bathrooms and other internal public places are prohibited from smoking.

Organs, organizations, enterprises and institutions may, according to the actual situation, determine public places where smoking is prohibited except as stipulated in the preceding paragraph, and do a good job in relevant management.

Encourage the creation of smoke-free units.

Article 6 The following provisions shall be observed in setting up smoking rooms or delineating smoking areas according to Article 3 of these Provisions:

(a) in line with the requirements of fire safety;

(2) Setting up obvious signs;

(3) Isolation from non-smoking rooms and non-smoking areas;

(four) away from crowded areas and pedestrians must pass through the main channel.

Article 7 Units in public places with smoking rooms or designated smoking areas shall strengthen publicity and education on smoking prohibition and take effective measures to gradually abolish smoking rooms or smoking areas.

Article 8 Units that prohibit smoking in public places shall, in accordance with the regulations, set up obvious and unified no-smoking signs in public places where smoking is prohibited, strengthen the publicity and education work on smoking harmful to health and no smoking in public places, and promptly discourage and stop smoking in public places.

Article 9 The whole society should support the work of banning smoking in public places.

Radio, television, newspapers and other media should take various forms to carry out publicity and education on tobacco hazards, smoking is harmful to health and smoking is prohibited in public places, so as to raise the awareness of the whole society to create a smoke-free environment.

Article 10 If a unit that prohibits smoking in public places fails to perform its duties as stipulated in the Regulations of Beijing Municipality on Prohibiting Smoking in Public Places and these Provisions, the patriotic health campaign committee Office of the city or district or county shall handle it according to the Regulations of Beijing Municipality on Prohibiting Smoking in Public Places.

The patriotic health campaign committee office of the city or district/county may entrust the municipal or district/county health bureau to implement the administrative punishment prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

Eleventh these Provisions shall come into force as of May 6, 2008+0.