by . sara nathan . published : . a café in eastern china has started to charge customers an ` air-purifying fee ' on top of normal bills after it installed machines to provide fresher air . the café manager said the shop has begun operating eight air purifiers 24 hours a day . by charging a one yuan -lrb- 11p -rrb- ` air-purifying fee ' per person , the café hopes customers will pay more attention to the growing pollution issue facing china , reported the people 's daily online . 18:15 est , 28 may 2012 . | . updated : . 02:29 est , 29 may 2012 . beaten his demons : gareth malone , pictured at the baftas in london this week , says at school he was ` always on the verge of exploding into violence ' fantasy café is one of the first establishments in china to start charging an ` air-purifying fee ' a label is put on every table to alert customers about the surcharge which costs 11p per person . the two-storey fantasy café is located in downtown hangzhou , the provincial capital of zhejiang province . the decision has proved popular among customers , who are mainly students and white collar workers . many say they are happy to pay extra for breathing healthier air while enjoying coffee and meals . a label is put on every table stating clearly that there is an air-purifying surcharge . ` as soon as the customers come in , we will make it clear that there will be a one yuan surcharge for cleaner air , ' said manager , mr sun , tohangzhou network . ` if the customers ca n't accept it , they can choose not to come , ' he added . a customer told the same reporter : ' i think this is a new way of running business . i feel more comfortable eating my meal here with so many purifiers in operation . ' the café opened in july last year and offers various western drinks and snacks , such as latte -lrb- # 4 -rrb- , tiramisu coffee -lrb- # 5 -rrb- , spanish cured meat platter -lrb- # 18 -rrb- and pan-fried foie gras -lrb- # 9.60 -rrb- . serving a variety of western drinks and foods , the café is popular among young people . owner zhu ze , 50 , bought the air purifiers earlier this year for around 100,000 yuan -lrb- # 1,080 -rrb- . mr zhu told hangzhou network that his business has grown dramatically since he started using the devices . gareth malone has revealed his regret that he never fought back against the bullies who tormented him at school . the mild-mannered star of bbc hit show the choir was targeted with taunts that he was gay but said that although he was always on the edge of taking violent revenge he always suppressed the urge . ap mccoy will have two rides on his final day as a professional jockey at sandown on saturday . the 20-time champion jockey has been booked for mr mole in the grade one ap mccoy celebration chase at 3.15 . his last ever mount will be box office in the bet365 handicap hurdle which has drawn a 20-runner line-up . ap mccoy will race at sandown on saturday for the last time before he retires after a successful career . mccoy 's last ever mount will be box office in the bet365 handicap hurdle , which has 20 runners . ` my goal is to remind my customers that we spent a lot of effort on providing fresh air , ' he added . customers say they are happy to pay extra for breathing healthy air while enjoying coffee and meals . like other cities in china , hangzhou -- which is surrounded by some of the finest landscapes in china , such as the west lake -- has been battling with air pollution . the city of nine million suffered heavy smog on 154 days in 2014 . according to people 's daily online , hangzhou ranks number one in china in terms of vehicles per capita . the city 's 1.26 million automobiles are the main cause of the poor air quality . earlier this month , chinese state media published a set of stunning aerial pictures which show the hundreds of thousands of vehicles thrown on the scrap heap in a sprawling ` car graveyard ' as hangzhou government aggressively aims to cut back emissions . now , however , he is left wondering if that was the right decision . and he spoke of his disappointment that similar jibes followed him into the world of television . bespectacled malone , 36 , a married father of one , grew up in bournemouth . talking about his days as a freckle-faced schoolboy he admitted that being bullied was ` ghastly ' . he added : ` you have those moments where you do n't want to get up and go to school . mccoy 's penultimate race comes on mr mole in the grade one ap mccoy celebration chase . the race which was scheduled to be the last on the card has been moved forward to 4.25 and channel 4 will extend their broadcast to show mccoy 's finale . there is no mount for mccoy in the feature bet365 gold cup . the bookings mean mccoy 's last two rides will be in the colours of his boss , owner jp mcmanus . ` i was always on the edge of exploding into violence . i definitely have a temper -- but i never did because i always somehow did n't want to lose my dignity . ` it never quite got to `` i 'm just going to lamp them '' , but looking back i kind of wish i had because it would have solved it . ` i am not endorsing violence , but maybe it would have been better to just have a bit of a scrap in the playground . ' the bullies may well have had a lucky escape . mr mole was the paul nicholls-trained chaser on which mccoy rode his 200th winner of the season at newbury in february before announcing he was to retire at the the end of the season . box office is trained by jonjo o'neill , who supplied his 2010 grand national winner do n't push it . no one who watched malone propel the military wives to the number one spot last christmas with wherever you are could doubt the steel within his slight build . he said the real key was to give people the tools to deal with the problem themselves , which for him was in music and the arts . he is married to becky , an english teacher in an inner-city school , and they have a baby daughter , esther . but malone -- who ten years ago was an out-of-work music graduate -- has still suffered jokes about his sexuality . the star , who is on protein drinks to bulk up his muscles and goes to the gym , told radio times : ` it was slightly disappointing , after leaving school and leaving all that behind me from the age of about 15 to 30 , to come into television and discover `` oh right , everyone is just as juvenile as the kids at school were ! '' ` i mean , i am fairly flamboyant and expressive , but i know plenty of gay people who are incredibly repressed and are n't showy and do n't like judy garland , you know . ' however , he said he had now ` exorcised his demons ' . expressive : gareth malone with members of the military wives choir , which he created himself . malone , who taught music to underprivileged children before dreaming up the idea for the choir , said it was difficult to get men to sing because they do n't want to make ` idiots ' of themselves and generally believe singing is only acceptable at football or in the bath . he added that he had often heard it said that singing ` is a bit gay ' or ` makes you gay ' or ` gay-ifies you ' . the military wives choir -- created by malone -- is made up of partners of service personnel who have been away at war . he is now filming another series of the choir to air later this year and has also shot a pilot for a new show in america , where the choir is being shown on bbc america .
20-time champion ap mccoy 's penultimate race will be with mr mole . his last mount is box office in the 20-runner handicap hurdle . mccoy 's closes the curtain on a glittering career at sandown on saturday .
we will make it clear that there will be a one yuan surcharge for cleaner air , ' said manager , mr sun , tohangzhou network . ` if the customers ca n't accept it , they can choose not to come , ' he added . a customer told the same reporter : ' i think this is a new way of running business . i feel more comfortable eating my meal here with so many purifiers in operation . ' the café opened in july last year and offers various western drinks and snacks , such as latte -lrb- # 4 -rrb- , tiramisu coffee -lrb- # 5 -rrb- , spanish cured meat platter -lrb- # 18 -rrb- and pan-fried foie gras -lrb- # 9.60 -rrb- . serving a variety of western drinks and foods , the café is popular among young people . owner zhu ze , 50 , bought the air purifiers earlier this year for around 100,000 yuan -lrb- # 1,080 -rrb- . mr zhu told hangzhou network that his business has grown dramatically since he started using the devices . gareth malone has revealed his regret that he never fought back against the bullies who tormented him at school . the mild-mannered star of bbc hit show the choir was targeted with taunts that he was gay but said that although he was always on the edge of taking violent revenge he always suppressed the urge . ap mccoy will have two rides on his final day as a professional jockey at sandown on saturday . the 20-time champion jockey has been booked for mr mole in the grade one ap mccoy celebration chase at 3.15 . his last ever mount will be box office in the bet365 handicap hurdle which has drawn a 20-runner line-up . ap mccoy will race at sandown on saturday for the last time before he retires after a successful career . mccoy 's last ever mount will be box office in the bet365 handicap hurdle , which has 20 runners . ` my goal is to remind my customers that we spent a lot of effort on providing fresh air , ' he added . customers say they are happy to pay extra for breathing healthy air while enjoying coffee and meals . like other cities in china , hangzhou -- which is surrounded by some of the finest landscapes in china , such as the west lake -- has been battling with air pollution . the city of nine million suffered heavy smog on 154 days in 2014 . according to people 's daily online , hangzhou ranks number one in china in terms of vehicles per capita . the city 's 1.26 million automobiles are the main cause of the poor air quality . earlier this month , chinese state media published a set of stunning aerial pictures which show the hundreds of thousands of vehicles thrown on the scrap heap in a sprawling ` car graveyard ' as hangzhou government aggressively aims to cut back emissions . now , however , he is left wondering if that was the right decision . and he spoke of his disappointment that similar jibes followed him into the world of television . bespectacled malone , 36 , a married father of one , grew up in bournemouth . talking about his days as a freckle-faced schoolboy he admitted that being bullied was ` ghastly ' . he added : ` you have those moments where you do n't want to get up and go to school . mccoy 's penultimate race comes on mr mole in the grade one ap mccoy celebration chase . the race which was scheduled to be the last on the card has been moved forward to 4.25 and channel 4 will extend their broadcast to show mccoy 's finale . there is no mount for mccoy in the feature bet365 gold cup . the bookings mean mccoy 's last two rides will be in the colours of his boss , owner jp mcmanus . ` i was always on the edge of exploding into violence . i definitely have a temper -- but i never did because i always somehow did n't want to lose my dignity . ` it never quite got to `` i 'm just going to lamp them '' , but looking back i kind of wish i had because it would have solved it . ` i am not endorsing violence , but maybe it would have been better to just have a bit of a scrap in the playground . ' the bullies may well have had a lucky escape . mr mole was the paul nicholls-trained chaser on which mccoy rode his 200th winner of the season at newbury in february before announcing he was to retire at the the end of the season . box office is trained by jonjo o'neill , who supplied his 2010 grand national winner do n't push it . no one who watched malone propel the military wives to the number one spot last christmas with wherever you are could doubt the steel within his slight build . he said the real key was to give people the tools to deal with the problem themselves , which for him was in music and the arts . he is married to becky , an english teacher in an inner-city school , and they have a baby daughter , esther . but malone -- who ten years ago was an out-of-work music graduate -- has still suffered jokes about his sexuality . the star , who is on protein drinks to bulk up his muscles and goes to the gym , told radio times : ` it was slightly disappointing , after leaving school and leaving all that behind me from the age of about 15 to 30 , to come into television and discover `` oh right , everyone is just as juvenile as the kids at school were ! '' ` i mean , i am fairly flamboyant and expressive , but i know
at school he was ` always on the verge of exploding into violence ' fantasy café is one of the first establishments in china to start charging an ` air-purifying fee ' a label is put on every table to alert customers about the surcharge which costs 11p per person . the two-storey fantasy café is located in downtown hangzhou , the provincial capital of zhejiang province . the decision has proved popular among customers , who are mainly students and white collar workers . many say they are happy to pay extra for breathing healthier air while enjoying coffee and meals . a label is put on every table stating clearly that there is an air-purifying surcharge . ` as soon as the customers come in , . serving a variety of western drinks and foods , the café is popular among young people . owner zhu ze , 50 , bought the air purifiers earlier this year for around 100,000 yuan -lrb- # 1,080 -rrb- . mr zhu told hangzhou network that his business has grown dramatically since he started using the devices . gareth malone has revealed his regret that he never fought back against the bullies who tormented him at school . the mild-mannered star of bbc hit show the choir was targeted with taunts that he was gay but said that although he was always on the edge of taking violent revenge he always suppressed the urge . ap mccoy will have two rides on his final day as a professional jockey at sandown on saturday . the 20-time champion jockey has been booked for mr mole in the grade one ap mccoy celebration chase at 3.15 . his last ever mount will be box office in the bet365 handicap hurdle which has drawn a 20-runner line-up . ap mccoy will race at sandown on saturday for the last time before he retires after a successful career . mccoy 's last ever mount will be box office in the bet365 handicap hurdle , which has 20 runners . ` my goal is to remind my customers that we spent a lot of effort on providing fresh air , ' he added . customers say they are happy to pay extra for breathing healthy air while enjoying coffee and meals . like other cities in china , hangzhou -- which is surrounded by some of the finest landscapes in china , such as the west lake -- has been battling with air pollution . the city of nine million suffered heavy smog on 154 days in 2014 . according to people 's daily online , hangzhou ranks number one in china in terms of vehicles per capita . the city 's 1.26 million automobiles are the main cause of the poor air quality . earlier this month , chinese state media published a set of stunning aerial pictures which show the hundreds of thousands of vehicles thrown on the scrap heap in a sprawling ` car graveyard ' as hangzhou government aggressively aims to cut back emissions . now , however , he is left wondering if that was the right decision . and he spoke of his disappointment that similar jibes followed him into the world of television . bespectacled malone , 36 , a married father of one , grew up in bournemouth . talking about his days as a freckle-faced schoolboy he admitted that being bullied was ` ghastly ' . he added : ` you have those moments where you do n't want to get up and go to school . mccoy 's penultimate race comes on mr mole in the grade one ap mccoy celebration chase . the race which was scheduled to be the last on the card has been moved forward to 4.25 and channel 4 will extend their broadcast to show mccoy 's finale . there is no mount for mccoy in the feature bet365 gold cup . the bookings mean mccoy 's last two rides will be in the colours of his boss , owner jp mcmanus . ` i was always on the edge of exploding into violence . i definitely have a temper -- but i never did because i always somehow did n't want to lose my dignity . ` it never quite got to `` i 'm just going to lamp them '' , but looking back i kind of wish i had because it would have solved it . ` i am not endorsing violence , but maybe it would have been better to just have a bit of a scrap in the playground . ' the bullies may well have had a lucky escape . mr mole was the paul nicholls-trained chaser on which mccoy rode his 200th winner of the season at newbury in february before announcing he was to retire at the the end of the season . box office is trained by jonjo o'neill , who supplied his 2010 grand national winner do n't push it . no one who watched malone propel the military wives to the number one spot last christmas with wherever you are could doubt the steel within his slight build . he said the real key was to give people the tools to deal with the problem themselves , which for him was in music and the arts . or ` gay-ifies you ' . the military wives choir -- created by malone -- is made up of partners of service personnel who have been away at war . he is now filming another series of the choir to air later this year and has also shot a pilot for a new show in america , where the choir is being shown on bbc america .
by. sara nathan. published :. a café eastern china has started charge an ` air-purifying fee ' on top normal bills after installed machines provide fresher air. the café manager said the shop begun operating eight air purifiers 24. by charging a one yuan -lrb- 11p ` air-purifying fee ' per person, the café hopes customers more attention the growing pollution issue facing china, reported people 's online. 18:15 est, 28 may 2012. |. updated :. 02:29 est, 29 may. beaten his demons : gareth malone, pictured the baftas london this says at school ` always on exploding into violence ' fantasy café is one china start charging an ` air-purifying fee ' a label is put every table alert about which costs 11p. the two-storey fantasy café is downtown hangzhou, the provincial capital the decision has proved popular customers, mainly students white collar workers many say happy pay extra breathing healthier air while enjoying coffee meals. a label is put every table stating clearly there an air-purifying surcharge. ` as soon the customers come, we make a one yuan surcharge cleaner air, ' manager, mr sun tohangzhou network. ` if the customers ca n't accept, choose come, ' he a customer told the same reporter : i think a new way running business. i feel more eating my meal here with so many purifiers operation. ' the café opened july last offers various western drinks, such latte -lrb- # 4 -rrb-, tiramisu coffee spanish cured meat platter. serving a variety western drinks, the café popular. owner zhu ze, 50, bought the air purifiers earlier for -lrb- # 1,080 -rrb-. mr zhu told hangzhou network his business grown dramatically using the devices. gareth malone has revealed his regret never fought back the bullies. the mild-mannered star bbc hit the choir was targeted taunts that he but said although always on taking violent revenge always suppressed. ap mccoy will have two rides a professional jockey sandown on saturday. the 20-time champion jockey has booked mr mole in the grade one ap mccoy celebration chase at 3.15. his last ever mount will box office in the bet365 handicap hurdle which drawn a 20-runner line-up. ap mccoy will race at sandown saturday for before after. mccoy 's last ever mount will box office in the bet365 handicap hurdle, has 20 runners. ` my goal remind my customers spent effort providing fresh air, ' he customers say extra breathing healthy air while enjoying coffee meals. like other cities china, hangzhou -- which surrounded some the finest landscapes such the west lake -- battling air pollution. the city nine suffered heavy smog 154 days. according people 's daily online, hangzhou ranks number china in vehicles per the city 's 1.26 million automobiles the main cause the poor air quality. earlier, chinese state media published a set stunning aerial pictures which vehicles thrown on the scrap heap a sprawling ` car graveyard as hangzhou government aggressively aims cut back emissions. now, however he left wondering that and he spoke his disappointment similar jibes followed television. bespectacled malone, 36 a married father one grew bournemouth. talking his days he admitted being ` ghastly '. he added : ` you those moments do n't get school. mccoy 's penultimate race comes mr mole in the grade one ap mccoy celebration chase. the race which scheduled on has moved forward 4.25 and channel 4 will extend their broadcast show mccoy 's finale. there no mount for mccoy in the feature bet365 gold cup. the bookings mean mccoy 's last two rides will the colours his boss, owner jp mcmanus. ` i was always on exploding into violence. i definitely a temper -- never did because always somehow did n't lose my dignity. ` it never quite `` i 'm just lamp them '', looking kind wish because would solved it. ` i am endorsing violence, maybe a bit a scrap in the playground. ' the bullies may well had a lucky escape. mr mole was the paul nicholls-trained chaser on which mccoy rode his 200th winner of at newbury in february before announcing to the the end. box office is trained jonjo o'neill, supplied his 2010 grand national winner do n't push it. no one who watched malone propel the military wives last christmas with wherever you could doubt the steel within his slight build. he said the real key give deal themselves, which for in music he is married becky, an english teacher esther but malone -- who ten an out music graduate still suffered jokes his sexuality. the star, who on protein drinks to bulk goes, told radio times : ` it slightly disappointing, after leaving school leaving all that behind me from about 30 to come into television discover `` oh right everyone just as juvenile at were! ` i mean i fairly expressive know plenty gay people incredibly repressed are n't showy do n't judy garland you ' however, he now ` exorcised expressive : gareth malone with members the military wives choir, which he created himself. malone, who taught music before dreaming the choir difficult men because do n't make ` idiots generally believe singing only acceptable at football in the bath. he added often heard it singing ` is bit gay ' makes gayifies '. the military wives choir -- created malone -- made partners service personnel away at. he is now filming another series the choir to air later and shot america, where being shown bbc america
we will make it clear that there will be a one yuan surcharge for cleaner air , ' said manager , mr sun , tohangzhou network . ` if the customers ca n't accept it , they can choose not to come , ' he added . a customer told the same reporter : ' i think this is a new way of running business . i feel more comfortable eating my meal here with so many purifiers in operation . ' the café opened in july last year and offers various western drinks and snacks , such as latte -lrb- # 4 -rrb- , tiramisu coffee -lrb- # 5 -rrb- , spanish cured meat platter -lrb- # 18 -rrb- and pan-fried foie gras -lrb- # 9.60 -rrb- . serving a variety of western drinks and foods , the café is popular among young people . owner zhu ze , 50 , bought the air purifiers earlier this year for around 100,000 yuan -lrb- # 1,080 -rrb- . mr zhu told hangzhou network that his business has grown dramatically since he started using the devices . gareth malone has revealed his regret that he never fought back against the bullies who tormented him at school . the mild-mannered star of bbc hit show the choir was targeted with taunts that he was gay but said that although he was always on the edge of taking violent revenge he always suppressed the urge . ap mccoy will have two rides on his final day as a professional jockey at sandown on saturday . the 20-time champion jockey has been booked for mr mole in the grade one ap mccoy celebration chase at 3.15 . his last ever mount will be box office in the bet365 handicap hurdle which has drawn a 20-runner line-up . ap mccoy will race at sandown on saturday for the last time before he retires after a successful career . mccoy 's last ever mount will be box office in the bet365 handicap hurdle , which has 20 runners . ` my goal is to remind my customers that we spent a lot of effort on providing fresh air , ' he added . customers say they are happy to pay extra for breathing healthy air while enjoying coffee and meals . like other cities in china , hangzhou -- which is surrounded by some of the finest landscapes in china , such as the west lake -- has been battling with air pollution . the city of nine million suffered heavy smog on 154 days in 2014 . according to people 's daily online , hangzhou ranks number one in china in terms of vehicles per capita . the city 's 1.26 million automobiles are the main cause of the poor air quality . earlier this month , chinese state media published a set of stunning aerial pictures which show the hundreds of thousands of vehicles thrown on the scrap heap in a sprawling ` car graveyard ' as hangzhou government aggressively aims to cut back emissions . now , however , he is left wondering if that was the right decision . and he spoke of his disappointment that similar jibes followed him into the world of television . bespectacled malone , 36 , a married father of one , grew up in bournemouth . talking about his days as a freckle-faced schoolboy he admitted that being bullied was ` ghastly ' . he added : ` you have those moments where you do n't want to get up and go to school . mccoy 's penultimate race comes on mr mole in the grade one ap mccoy celebration chase . the race which was scheduled to be the last on the card has been moved forward to 4.25 and channel 4 will extend their broadcast to show mccoy 's finale . there is no mount for mccoy in the feature bet365 gold cup . the bookings mean mccoy 's last two rides will be in the colours of his boss , owner jp mcmanus . ` i was always on the edge of exploding into violence . i definitely have a temper -- but i never did because i always somehow did n't want to lose my dignity . ` it never quite got to `` i 'm just going to lamp them '' , but looking back i kind of wish i had because it would have solved it . ` i am not endorsing violence , but maybe it would have been better to just have a bit of a
 The text is about a sports event, specifically a horse racing competition. It mentions that there will be one yuan surcharge for cleaner air, and customers can choose not to come if they don't accept it. The manager, Mr. Sun, thinks this is a new way of running business. He feels more comfortable eating his meal here with so many purifiers in operation. The cafe is popular among young people, and owner Zhu has bought around 50,000 yuan worth of air purifiers. The article also mentions that Hangzhou government has been battling air pollution since 2014, and the city's nine million residents have suffered from heavy smog.