BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47 major Chinese cities (12:00 Aug. 21 to 12:00 Aug. 22, Beijing Time), released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:

    City Major Pollutant Air Quality Level

    Beijing ------------------ I

    Tianjin ------------------ I

    Shijiazhuang ------------------ I

    Qinhuangdao ------------------ I

    Taiyuan ------------------ I

    Hohhot ------------------ I

    Shenyang ------------------ I

    Dalian ------------------ I

    Changchun ------------------ I

    Harbin ------------------ I

    Shanghai particulate matter II

    Nanjing particulate matter II

    Suzhou particulate matter II

    Nantong particulate matter II

    Lianyungang ------------------ I

    Hangzhou particulate matter II

    Ningbo ------------------ I

    Wenzhou particulate matter II

    Hefei particulate matter II

    Fuzhou ------------------ I

    Xiamen ------------------ I

    Nanchang particulate matter II

    Jinan ------------------ I

    Qingdao ------------------ I

    Yantai ------------------ I

    Zhengzhou particulate matter II

    Wuhan particulate matter II

    Changsha particulate matter II

    Guangzhou particulate matter II

    Shenzhen particulate matter II

    Zhuhai particulate matter II

    Shantou ------------------ I

    Zhanjiang ------------------ I

    Nanning ------------------ I

    Guilin sulfur dioxide II

    Beihai ------------------ I

    Haikou ------------------ I

    Chongqing particulate matter II

    Chengdu particulate matter II

    Guiyang particulate matter II

    Kunming particulate matter II

    Lhasa ------------------ I

    Xi'an particulate matter II

    Lanzhou particulate matter III1

    Xining particulate matter III1

    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.