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People in Beijing cannot the sun. The air is full of smog (a mixture of smoke and fog). The smog is so thick that it the sun all day. People really miss the sun. Beijing's leaders to do something so people could see the sunrise. They giant LED screens across the city. People in front of the digital screens and watch the sunrise. The screen in Tiananmen Square also had a special message on it. It was a public announcement that : " the atmosphere and environment everyone's responsibility." The live, digital sunrise is already a hit with tourists. Ricardo Hernandez from Mexico said: "It like science fiction. It's kind of cool, but it's also worrying. This smog ."

The air quality in China's cities often bad in winter. People more coal for heating in the winter months. This more pollution. Beijing's mayor to make the air cleaner. He said the city would $2.4 billion this year to the air quality. Many workers face masks on their way to work. They did not want to the poisonous air. One man told reporters: "I couldn't see the tall buildings across the street this morning. The smog has become worse in the last two to three years." He said the smog usually him feel bad: "I often cough and my nose is always ,'' he said. The US embassy advised people to, " all physical activity outdoors”.

 


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