BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47 major Chinese cities (12:00 Aug. 6 to 12:00 Aug. 7, Beijing Time), released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:
City Major Pollutant Air Quality Level
Beijing particulate matter II
Tianjin particulate matter II
Shijiazhuang particulate matter II
Qinhuangdao particulate matter II
Taiyuan particulate matter II
Hohhot particulate matter II
Shenyang particulate matter II
Dalian ------------------ I
Changchun particulate matter II
Harbin particulate matter III1
Shanghai ------------------ I
Nanjing particulate matter II
Suzhou ------------------ I
Nantong ------------------ I
Lianyungang ------------------ I
Hangzhou particulate matter II
Ningbo ------------------ I
Wenzhou ------------------ I
Hefei particulate matter II
Fuzhou ------------------ I
Xiamen ------------------ I
Nanchang ------------------ I
Jinan particulate matter II
Qingdao ------------------ I
Yantai particulate matter II
Zhengzhou particulate matter II
Wuhan particulate matter II
Changsha particulate matter II
Guangzhou ------------------ I
Shenzhen ------------------ I
Zhuhai ------------------ I
Shantou ------------------ I
Zhanjiang ------------------ I
Nanning ------------------ I
Guilin ------------------ I
Beihai ------------------ I
Haikou ------------------ I
Chongqing particulate matter II
Chengdu particulate matter II
Guiyang ------------------ I
Kunming particulate matter II
Lhasa ------------------ I
Xi'an particulate matter II
Lanzhou particulate matter II
Xining particulate matter II
Yinchuan ------------------ I
Urumqi particulate matter 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.
