Smoking is a serious public health problem in China, experts agree that smoking is "the largest death harm." But non-smokers because of secondhand smoke than smokers are much more serious harm. Inhalation of dust on the lungs hurt the most, will trigger a series of symptoms, the most serious is the increasing incidence of lung cancer. At present, China has 350 million smokers, second-hand smokers 5.
400 million, the number of people die each year from passive smoking, has more than 100,000 people. This startling figure no-smoking work more imperative.

With the 2008 Beijing Olympics approaching, Beijing is trying to "smoke-free Olympics" concept spread to every corner. "Beijing 2008 Olympic Games smoke-free work programme (Draft)" (draft) has been initially established, the programme plans to be held before and after the 2008 Olympic Games, according to the programme of work for a smoke-free Olympics, the eight categories of places given a "ban."

Which provides that the Olympic Village, Olympic venues and other places to watch the competition and have been designated as "no-smoking areas", which means that the nest, water cube, and other Olympic venues, may not have smoking areas, but also as far as possible, extending the no-smoking places The scope. Games for the various transport services are also non-smoking. In addition, the prohibition of athletes, coaches competitions, training and living places selling cigarettes, at the same time, Beijing will also advocate a total ban on smoking catering industry, or separate "smoking area" and "non-smoking areas."