Shanghai is certainly one of the more forceful players in going smoke-free. But other places are also taking the campaign against cigarettes seriously.

Now, 18 cities across China have enacted local laws that restrict puffing away in public places. That's including the capital Beijing which is saying no to indoor smoking in all public areas. More than one year after going into effect, reports say smoke is much less in the air now, even in internet bars and night clubs.

China's railway authorities said in August that if anyone dares to take a drag on-board, the second time they caught they will be banned from high-speed railway trains, Forever. That said just a week ago, a bullet train was forced to stop because of one transgressor. And the country still has some 315 million smokers.