The Bumps Leading the Blind

Looking down on feet on a sidewalk in Beijing, China that is bevelled, or textured, to aid visually impaired pedestrians, taken Oct. 13, 2006.

For the sake of welcoming the Olympic Games, all the municipal authorities of Beijing Municipal Government are sparing no efforts to reconstruct the obstacle-free facilities in Beijing, including the obstacle-free buses, bus stops, slopes, bathrooms and blind roads across the whole city.

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