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Beijing’s air pollution

A couple poses for a portrait outside the Forbidden City on a polluted day in Beijing on Oct. 7.

A couple poses for a portrait outside the Forbidden City on a polluted day in Beijing on Oct. 7.

  (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press)

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During several days of the National Day holiday, Beijing’s skies were ashen, leaving many “staycationing” residents scratching their heads about what could be making the air so thick.

Beijing air

Haze surrounds the Forbidden City on a polluted day in Beijing on the last day of China’s weeklong National Day holiday on Oct. 7.

  (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press)

Beijing air

A man on a cart carries a load of foam on a polluted day in Beijing on Oct. 6.

  (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press)

Beijing air

Air quality readings in Beijing on Oct. 7 were at levels considered hazardous by international measuring standards.

  (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press)

Beijing air

It is usually a peak time of the year for tourist travel, but for the second day in a row, air quality readings Oct. 7 in Beijing were at levels considered hazardous by international measuring standards.

  (Ed Jones / AFP/Getty Images)

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