Jump to full article: News Guandong (cn), 2004-03-26
Intro: A MAN being called China's first anti-smoking crusader by Chinese media came to Shenzhen this week to push his anti-smoking ideals.
"Smoking is a nation-wide issue. There are many smokers in Shenzhen too," said Zhang Yue...
Persuading people not to smoke has become a major part of his life since he initiated his anti-smoking campaign in November 2001.
Hailing from Xin'an County in Henan Province, Zhang, 44, was raised in a peasant family and saw both his father and sister die from smoking-related illnesses.
This motivated him in 1990 to persuade his relatives to quit smoking. By 1996, 11 relatives had kicked the habit, which Zhang said encouraged him to persuade more people to give up smoking.
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