So sorry Gophie.
I was quite surprised at the smog situation in Beijing. I'm also surprised at the measures they are going to, to try and clean this up over the next couple weeks. It makes me wonder, that if this is in fact possible, why wouldn't measures be taken to clean it up for the good of their own citizens on an ongoing basis.
These photos were taken in August 2005 over the course of only a week.
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