BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of
air in 47 major Chinese cities (12:00 Aug. 15 to 12:00 Aug. 16, Beijing Time),
released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:
City Major Pollutant Air Quality Level
Beijing ------------------ I
Tianjin particulate matter II
Shijiazhuang particulate matter II
Qinhuangdao ------------------ I
Taiyuan ------------------ I
Hohhot ------------------ I
Shenyang ------------------ I
Dalian particulate matter II
Changchun particulate matter II
Harbin particulate matter II
Shanghai particulate matter II
Nanjing particulate matter II
Suzhou particulate matter II
Nantong particulate matter II
Lianyungang ------------------ I
Hangzhou ------------------ I
Ningbo ------------------ I
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 ------------------ I
Yantai particulate matter II
Zhengzhou ------------------ I
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 ------------------ I
Lhasa ------------------ I
Xi'an particulate matter II
Lanzhou sulfur dioxide II
Xining ------------------ I
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.
