By kouxiansheng
It seems only fair that I would post another photo today, again a la James Fallows. I shot this one at 4:26 this afternoon. It rained today. So the air is cleaner. Much of the rain is acid rain, so I can understand why locals cover their scalps with their hands, their hair with plastic bags, and their heads with the Guangzhou Morning Post.
This is not a black and white photograph, nor is that fog. I shot this at 4:57 this afternoon from the balcony of the apartment I’m staying at in Guangzhou. The tower is the Citic Plaza.
As a correspondent for the Atlantic, James Fallows took many similar shots, documenting Beijing’s air quality during the run up to the Beijing Games. (See his more optimistic take on Beijing’s air pollution here, or a more humorous take here.)
When does the blue sky countdown for the Asian Games in Guangzhou begin?