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word="historic">historic</span> <span word="highs">highs</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="facemasks">facemasks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seasonal">seasonal</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="accessory">accessory</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span> <span word="haze">haze</span> <span word="compelled">compelled</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="Niels">Niels</span> <span word="Woelders">Woelders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="filtration">filtration</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="none">none</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chase">chase</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>-<span word="themed">themed</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="show">show</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="Daan">Daan</span> <span word="Roosegaarde">Roosegaarde</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="dubbed">dubbed</span> "<span word="smog">smog</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vacuum">vacuum</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noxious">noxious</span> <span word="fumes">fumes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="skies">skies</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="purifier">purifier</span>.</p><p><span word="Heavy">Heavy</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="distressing">distressing</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> 2013. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="grounded">grounded</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Harbin">Harbin</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Heilongjiang">Heilongjiang</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="monolithic">monolithic</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="sculptures">sculptures</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="shuttered">shuttered</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="ramped">ramped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="purifiers">purifiers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="retailer">retailer</span> <span word="Tmall">Tmall</span>.</p><p><span word="Along">Along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="inbound">inbound</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> 1,100 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="raced">raced</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="grid">grid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> - <span word="even">even</span> <span word="exceeding">exceeding</span> 500, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="classifies">classifies</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="index">index</span>" - <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expats">expats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reconsider">reconsider</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>.</p>
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