BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47 major Chinese cities (12:00 Aug. 7 to 12:00 Aug. 8, 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 ------------------ I

    Shenyang particulate matter II

    Dalian particulate matter II

    Changchun particulate matter II

    Harbin particulate matter II

    Shanghai ------------------ I

    Nanjing particulate matter II

    Suzhou particulate matter II

    Nantong ------------------ I

    Lianyungang ------------------ I

    Hangzhou ------------------ I

    Ningbo particulate matter II

    Wenzhou particulate matter II

    Hefei particulate matter II

    Fuzhou ------------------ I

    Xiamen ------------------ I

    Nanchang particulate matter II

    Jinan particulate matter II

    Qingdao ------------------ I

    Yantai particulate matter II

    Zhengzhou particulate matter II

    Wuhan particulate matter II

    Changsha particulate matter II

    Guangzhou sulfur dioxide II

    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 ------------------ I

    Lhasa ------------------ I

    Xi'an particulate matter II

    Lanzhou particulate matter II

    Xining particulate matter II

    Yinchuan particulate matter II

    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.