{"id":3769,"date":"2022-11-24T11:23:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T03:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/?page_id=3769"},"modified":"2023-02-16T16:31:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T08:31:14","slug":"environmental-stories-beijing-air-pollution-masked-city","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/environmental-stories-beijing-air-pollution-masked-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing: The Masked City"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3769\" class=\"elementor elementor-3769\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"jarallax lazyload elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe7d07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-jarallax=\"\" data-speed=\"0.75\" data-type=\"scroll\" data-parallax=\"scroll\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-image-src=\"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Beijing-Air-Pollution-Masks-15-04-001.jpg\" data-id=\"fe7d07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-bg-image=\"url(&quot;https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Beijing-Air-Pollution-Masks-15-04-001.jpg&quot;)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14e5211b\" data-id=\"14e5211b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7079ba23 section-align-center section-size-large subtitle-style-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-section-heading\" data-id=\"7079ba23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading headingstyle-subtitle\"><h5 class=\"entry-sub-title section-sub-title\">Beijing: The Masked City<\/h5><div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"entry-title section-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"section-button\"><a  href=\"#\"><div class=\"mtheme-button\">CHINA, 2015<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-765a40da elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"765a40da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b8ca242\" data-id=\"4b8ca242\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607aa7bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"607aa7bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-testimonial-wrapper{overflow:hidden;text-align:center}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-content{font-size:1.3em;margin-bottom:20px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-name{line-height:1.5;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-job{font-size:.85em;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta{width:100%;line-height:1}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta-inner{display:inline-block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image img{width:60px;height:60px;border-radius:50%;-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;max-width:none}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-image{padding-inline-end:15px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-details{text-align:start}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{margin-bottom:20px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cI\u2019m really scared of the pollution\u201d, says Mrs. Zhang, a 62-year old retiree who has just finished her morning exercises in Beijing\u2019s Ditan park. Like many other of the city\u2019s elderly residents, she heads out each morning to take part in communal exercises that range from dancing and singing, to kung fu.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-202ed82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"202ed82\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f7959d\" data-id=\"8f7959d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396774b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"396774b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>On this warm spring morning in mid-March, a familiar haze sits in they air however, keeping the residents of Beijing snugly enveloped underneath its cover. Beijingers have become acutely aware of what this dystopian phenomenon is.<\/p><p>A quick check via one of the numerous online apps reveals the air pollution level is high again. This morning its at 356. \u201cHazardous\u201d\u2019 according to the US Embassy\u2019s Air Quality Index (AQI) monitor. \u201cSerious aggravation of heart or lung disease and premature mortality in persons with cardiopulmonary disease and the elderly; serious risk of respiratory effects in general population\u201d, it advises. \u201cEveryone should avoid all outdoor exertion.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cLast year I bought a professional mask because I had a bad throat. The pollution made it worse\u201d, Mrs. Zhang continues, speaking loudly to break through the fabric that presses close to her mouth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8d19c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8d19c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1ebfee\" data-id=\"d1ebfee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8480fa1 carousel-arrow-shape-circle carousel-dots-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-slideshow-carousel\" data-id=\"8480fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"slideshow-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gridblock-owlcarousel-wrap clearfix\"><div id=\"3769-662c94d5c4acd\" class=\"owl-carousel owl-slideshow-element owl-carousel-detect owl-carousel-type-slideshow\" data-autoplaytimeout=\"5000\" data-smartspeed=\"1000\" data-id=\"3769-662c94d5c4acd\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-lazyload=\"false\" data-type=\"slideshow\"><div class=\"gridblock-slideshow-element\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Beijing-Air-Pollution-Masks-15-04-043.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"owl-slide-image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1980px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1980\/1320;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Beijing-Air-Pollution-Masks-15-04-045.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"owl-slide-image\"\/><\/noscript><\/div><div class=\"gridblock-slideshow-element\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Beijing-Air-Pollution-Masks-15-04-046.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"owl-slide-image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1980px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1980\/1320;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Beijing-Air-Pollution-Masks-15-04-046.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"owl-slide-image\"\/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f42e12e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f42e12e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f15a946\" data-id=\"f15a946\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac54f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bac54f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>She is one of many Beijingers that are taking self-protection into their own hands, as part of of a new public trend that is seeing more and more people using the air pollution mask.<\/p><p>A quick walk down most streets in Beijing, from the old hutong alleyways to the modern business districts, will reveal all types and ages of people sporting a variety of different shaped and coloured masks.<\/p><p>Underneath the gleaming white and silver skyscrapers of the Guomao central business district area, Ren, a student and lifelong Beijing resident, struggles to make himself heard through his specialist 3M pollution mask. \u201cI started using the mask last year when the pollution got bad. I didn\u2019t pay much attention before that\u201d, he explains. \u201cI don\u2019t like wearing it but I have to.\u201d<\/p><p>Air pollution has been back in the news recently as a new documentary, produced by Chinese journalist Chai Jing, revealed more details about the social, health and environmental impacts on Chinese citizens. Its phenomenal success online, having been watched over 100 million times, has helped increase awareness of the problem and has partly influenced the new personal health trend of the air pollution mask, as individual Chinese citizens try to protect themselves.<\/p><p>\u201cI watched the documentary many times\u201d, continues Ren. \u201cI shared it with everyone. Now, I pay attention to our behaviour. The documentary inspired me. The future? It\u2019s hard to get the environment back. I\u2019m thinking about emigrating.\u201d<\/p><p>From the old to the young, all ages can now be found sporting masks of various shapes, sizes and colours.<\/p><p>Most striking however is the sight of young children whose parents and families are trying to protect their young lungs from the harmful air. \u201cI want to protect my daughter. She\u2019s young. She isn\u2019t able to protect herself\u201d, explains Mrs. Liu, an office worker in the west of Beijing. \u201cI\u2019m sure the PM2.5 is bad for people\u2019s health. I\u2019m thinking of sending her overseas. I think it will take a long time to clear the air. I don\u2019t want my daughter to have to live with this situation.\u201d<\/p><p>On Saturday 28th March, Beijing was hit by the first sandstorm of the year which combined with air pollution to send particulate matter levels to record highs. A once common phenomenon in the capital, dust storms originating in the deserts of north and north-west China continue to plague the capital during the spring months.\u00a0<a title=\"Desertification in China\" href=\"https:\/\/seangallagher.wpengine.com\/environmental-stories\/desertification-in-china\/\">Desertification in China<\/a>\u00a0is a little talked about issue but continues to fuel sand and dust storms, occasionally reminding urbanites of the severe environmental challenges facing the north of the country, just on the capital\u2019s doorstep.<\/p><p>News this month announced the closure of Beijing\u2019s last coal-fired power station, along with the introduction of a new pollution classification system that will see factories closed and construction sites shut down if pollution levels rise above the level of 200, the mark at which the air is deemed \u201cheavily polluted\u201d. These are small but hopeful steps that are moving in the right direction to clean up the city\u2019s notoriously bad air.<\/p><p>For the time being however, Beijing\u2019s residents are taking it upon themselves to protect themselves from the day to day challenges of living under some of the world\u2019s most polluted skies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab1eb3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab1eb3c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63ecb3c\" data-id=\"63ecb3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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