Serve the people a big breakfast

As children, many Beijingers were forced to memorize the expression, "Eat a big breakfast, fill yourself up at lunch, and have a light dinner."

Officials at the Beijing Municipal Commission of Commerce have apparently taken that lesson to heart.

In an effort to serve the people, it has launched a program to make sure 20 new breakfast shops are opened in Dongcheng and Xicheng districts this year, and 80 shops are renovated.

Under the plan, the shops must have at least 20 items on the menu, and remain open for at least three hours. The relevant official at the Commerce Department says the program was launched to "do concrete things to help the people," the Beijing News reported.