A tourist wears a mask due to the dusty weather in Beijing on March 28, 2018. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Visibility is low in Beijing on Wednesday as the municipal observatory issued a blue alert at 5:35 a.m. for dusty weather. The average level of PM10 particles topped 1,988 micrograms per cubic meter, according to data released by Beijing municipal environmental monitoring center.
Two tourists in Beijing’s Jingshan Park as dust clog the air in Beijing on March 28, 2018. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Tourists take photos of the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, shrouded in dust in Beijing on March 28, 2018. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
View of the Palace Museum from Jingshan Park in Beijing on March 28, 2018. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
A road sweeper works in the dusty weather, and the sign on the car reads "heavy air pollution, emergency response operation" in Beijing on March 28, 2018. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
An elderly woman exercises and stretches, while wearing a mask due to the dusty weather in Beijing Wednesday morning. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Tourists visit Jingshan Park in the dusty weather in Beijing on March 28, 2018. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
A tourist covers his mouth. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
A tourist overlooks the city in the dusty weather on March 28, 2018. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Tourists wear masks while visiting Beijing on March 28, 2018. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Tourists pose for photos while wearing masks due to the dust at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 28, 2018. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
