BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47 major Chinese cities (12:00 Aug. 13 to 12:00 Aug. 14, Beijing Time), released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:

City Major Pollutant Air Quality Level

Beijing particulate matter II

Tianjin particulate matter II

Shijiazhuang ------------------ I

Qinhuangdao particulate matter II

Taiyuan ------------------ I

Hohhot ------------------ I

Shenyang particulate matter II

Dalian particulate matter II

Changchun particulate matter II

Harbin particulate matter II

Shanghai particulate matter III1

Nanjing particulate matter II

Suzhou particulate matter II

Nantong particulate matter II

Lianyungang ------------------ I

Hangzhou particulate matter II

Ningbo particulate matter III1

Wenzhou particulate matter II

Hefei particulate matter II

Fuzhou particulate matter II

Xiamen particulate matter II

Nanchang particulate matter II

Jinan particulate matter II

Qingdao particulate matter II

Yantai particulate matter II

Zhengzhou particulate matter II

Wuhan particulate matter II

Changsha particulate matter II

Guangzhou ------------------ I

Shenzhen ------------------ I

Zhuhai ------------------ I

Shantou particulate matter II

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. Enditem