Smoggy Beijing

Ever since I’ve returned from Huangshan, the weather in Beijing has been awful. Actually, it’s flat-out disgusting. We’ve had the worst smog I’ve experienced since arriving in Beijing. It was bad the day I left Beijing for Huangshan, but I was hoping it would clear up by the time I returned. Sadly, I was sorely mistaken.

This is the view from my bedroom window. That building in the distance is about a block away from my building, and you can barely make it out in the distance. It is that smoggy, and it’s been like this for several days now. The weather forecast says today is meant to be sunny, but I definitely don’t see any sun in the sky.

It’s terrible, because on a nice day, Beijing can be really beautiful. I’ve seen clear blue skies in this city before. It’s hard to remember that on a day like today though, when all you can see for miles are gray clouds of pollution.

Oh, to be back at the top of Huangshan, breathing in what is possibly the cleanest air one can breathe in China…

Cross-posted from breakthesky.net. Please leave any comments there.