A woman wears a mask as she visits a park near the Forbidden City in Beijing on October 7. Beijing issued a blue warning for air pollution on Friday afternoon, warning the public to reduce outdoor activities and take precautions as the official air quality index reached 344. Photo: AFP
A woman wears a mask as she visits a park near the Forbidden City in Beijing on October 7. Beijing issued a blue warning for air pollution on Friday afternoon, warning the public to reduce outdoor activities and take precautions as the official air quality index reached 344. Photo: AFP
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Stable autumn weather and burning of harvest stalks create blanket of smog across northern and eastern China

Farmers would sooner pay paltry fines for burning harvest waste than plough it back into their fields or collect it for recycling 

Li Jing
Li Jing

Updated: 11:33pm, 16 Oct, 2015

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A woman wears a mask as she visits a park near the Forbidden City in Beijing on October 7. Beijing issued a blue warning for air pollution on Friday afternoon, warning the public to reduce outdoor activities and take precautions as the official air quality index reached 344. Photo: AFP
A woman wears a mask as she visits a park near the Forbidden City in Beijing on October 7. Beijing issued a blue warning for air pollution on Friday afternoon, warning the public to reduce outdoor activities and take precautions as the official air quality index reached 344. Photo: AFP
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