Air Quality of Major Chinese Cities -- Nov.16

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Report on the quality of air in 47 major Chinese cities (12:00 Nov. 15 to 12:00 Nov. 16, Beijing Time), released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:

City	Major Pollutant	Air Quality Level
Beijing	----	I
Tianjin	----	I
Shijiazhuang	sulfur dioxide	II
Qinhuangdao	----	I
Taiyuan	sulfur dioxide	II
Hohhot	particulate matter	II
Shenyang	particulate matter	II
Dalian	----	I
Changchun	sulfur dioxide	II
Harbin	----	I
Shanghai	----	I
Nanjing	----	I
Suzhou	----	I
Nantong	----	I
Lianyungang	----	I
Hangzhou	----	I
Ningbo	----	I
Wenzhou	----	I
Hefei	----	I
Fuzhou	----	I
Xiamen	particulate matter	II
Nanchang	----	I
Jinan	particulate matter	II
Qingdao	particulate matter	II
Yantai	----	I
Zhengzhou	sulfur dioxide	II
Wuhan	particulate matter	II
Changsha	----	I
Guangzhou	----	I
Shenzhen	particulate matter	II
Zhuhai	----	I
Shantou	particulate matter	II
Zhanjiang	----	I
Nanning	----	I
Guilin	----	I
Beihai	----	I
Haikou	----	I
Chongqing	sulfur dioxide	II
Chengdu	----	I
Guiyang	----	I
Kunming	particulate matter	II
Lhasa	particulate matter	II
Xi'an	particulate matter	II
Lanzhou	----	I
Xining	particulate matter	II
Yinchuan	particulate matter	II
Urumqi	sulfur dioxide	II

The center classifies air quality in China's urban areas into five levels: level I or excellent (pollution reading: not exceeding 50), level II or fairly good (pollution reading: 51 to 100), level III or slightly polluted (pollution reading: 101 to 200), level IV or poor (pollution reading: 201 to 300), and level V or hazardous (pollution reading: over 301).

The 47 cities monitored by the center include the four municipalities of Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing, provincial (or autonomous regional) capitals, and major cities in economically developed coastal areas, and tourist attractions.

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