Toxic smog shrouds Beijing
Jonathan Watts in Beijing, Monday October 11, 2004, The Guardian
To the embarrassment of the country’s leaders an aerobatic display for Mr Chirac had to be called off. The Zhengyang Gate in Tiananmen Square, which had been illuminated red, white and blue in honour of the French leader, was also shrouded inmist.
The meteorological bureau graded the air-quality as hazardous to human health - the third consecutive day in which the smog hit the worst ranking on the bureau’s five point scale. (excerted from Guardian article)
A smoggy day in Beijing town,
Had me low had me down.
Air thick enough to slice like cheese…ahh Comrades Unite!