This panorama, an amalgamation of photos of Beijing’s “atmosphere” during the once-a-decade meetings of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference from March 4 – 17, shows the state of environmental affairs along Chang’an Jie (“Long Peace Street”) and Tian’anmen Square. As this panoramic combo makes its way around the Internet, coupled with last week’s news of almost 6,000 dead pigs clogging Shanghai’s waterways, expect environmental news to take front-and-center this week in Chinese news and on QQ/Sina Weibo.
Three sunny, blue-sky days out of 14 in Beijing? The visiting politicians must have brought good luck with them.
K. Jacobsen's Newly Revised Eclectic Primer, Vol. II 