Distugsting Haze Happening in Shanghai

If you follow the Chinese news, you must notice that air, such a fundamental and necessary element in our daily life, has became a deadly weapon to half of the Chinese people, especially in Shanghai, the place where I live.

According to the department of weather, Shanghai has ranked No. 1 on the nationwide air pollution city list. Based on the atmosphere particulate matter (PM) scale, the air condition in Shanghai is counted as heavy dust, the most serious situation on the PM scale, and the number is over 600.

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I believe it is the result of rapid development of  industrialization. Shanghai is walking on a path which London city has been through during 18th century. We appreciate those advantages, those amazing skyscrapers that the government keeps building in the past few years to make our city modern, but could the country slow down its development pace just a little bit and care a little but more about citizens, about us, about our health?