The 92 year old father in Xi'an picked up cigarette butts two hours a day: not only cigarette butts but also civilization.
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2 times a day, from the big car home lane to the South Street to the powder alley, 2 times a day, for more than 1 years. Surrounding neighbors are called "walking textbooks" in the cigarette butt revolution.
2 hours every day in the community, "sweeping the street" every day at 2:39 p.m. on
9 day, a silver coat, a Zeng son of a white shirt, a red plastic bucket, a trash clip in one hand, a trash clip in one hand, and the sun on the top, staring at the ground, picking up cigarette butts or garbage from time to time. When garbage is stored up to a certain amount, it is poured into the garbage bin on the roadside.
Zeng Zeng Zi, a former native of Hebei, had been on the battlefield of anti American aggression and aid Korea. It has been in Xi'an for more than 50 years, calling himself "more than half of Xi'an people", living in the family house of the Community Construction Bank of the big car home Lane. In December 2016, Xi'an launched the "cigarette butt revolution". "I am very much in favor of the municipal government's initiative. The city appearance is the "face" of the city, is the first impression. "When I was walking around the street, I met a community worker picking up cigarette butts in the street. I asked them if I could pick it up. Later, I got the red bucket and garbage folder in the cart House Lane community.
the old man could not remember exactly which day he became a volunteer worker to pick up cigarette butts. Every morning and afternoon, each time is about an hour, as long as it is not particularly extreme weather. The route is generally from big car lane to South Street to powder lane.
had been picked up by
had been stopped by his family to get angry
"it was far away. After being hospitalized, I felt a little eating, and it was shortened. Not only cigarette butts, paper, cigarette boxes, garbage, I saw all picked up. The old man said.
and the daughter of Zeng's father had been blocking the idea, but in the end the old man won.
"my father's ears and eyes are not good because he picked up trash and fell on the road. After a snowy fall, I worried about another accident and advised him to stop. I didn't expect the old man to be angry. He didn't talk to me. After a few days, he said "no pleasure" to me. I thought he was unhappy and changed his mind. As long as he was happy, as long as he was in good health, he wanted to pick it up and let him pick it up. Ms. Zeng said, "he has been so selfless and devoted all his life."
a young man sees the old man after
picking up the trash
the community director of the big car home and lane, said: "the old man picked up a cigarette for a year, I do not know how many community residents are being imperceptibly transformed by the old man. As a community worker, we are also very moved. We have also presented the awards to the elderly as gratitude and respect for the elderly. Ms.
and the cleaning staff of several streets nearby are also "Acquaintances" of the old man. "It's a good man." A cleaning man on the South Street said his thumbs up.
"I can't remember how many times I was ready to stoop to pick up, and was held up by the young man, stooping to help me pick up and throw it into the trash can. Many times, young people who had thrown cigarette butts or garbage everywhere, saw me, quickly bent down and picked up litter left behind. I am particularly pleased to see that. " "No need to give me too much praise," said the old master, "I did what I could do." The appearance of our city in Xi'an has changed greatly, and I hope it will continue. "