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

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

 


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