Air quality of major Chinese cities Dec. 31

BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Chinese media) -- Report on the quality of air

in 47 major Chinese cities (12:00 Dec. 30 to 12:00 Dec. 31 Beijing Time),

released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:

City Major Pollutant Air Quality Level

Beijing ------------------ I

Tianjin sulfur dioxide II

Shijiazhuang sulfur dioxide III1

Qinhuangdao particulate matter II

Taiyuan sulfur dioxide III1

Hohhot sulfur dioxide III1

Shenyang sulfur dioxide II

Dalian ------------------ I

Changchun particulate matter III1

Harbin sulfur dioxide II

Shanghai particulate matter II

Nanjing particulate matter II

Suzhou particulate matter II

Nantong particulate matter II

Lianyungang particulate matter III1

Hangzhou particulate matter II

Ningbo particulate matter II

Wenzhou particulate matter II

Hefei particulate matter II

Fuzhou particulate matter II

Xiamen ------------------ I

Nanchang particulate matter II

Jinan particulate matter III1

Qingdao particulate matter III1

Yantai ------------------ I

Zhengzhou sulfur dioxide II

Wuhan particulate matter II

Changsha particulate matter II

Guangzhou particulate matter II

Shenzhen ------------------ I

Zhuhai ------------------ I

Shantou particulate matter II

Zhanjiang ------------------ I

Nanning ------------------ I

Guilin ------------------ I

Beihai ------------------ I

Haikou ------------------ I

Chongqing particulate matter II

Chengdu particulate matter III1

Guiyang sulfur dioxide II

Kunming ------------------ I

Lhasa ------------------ I

Xi'an particulate matter III1

Lanzhou particulate matter II

Xining particulate matter III1

Yinchuan sulfur dioxide II

Urumqi particulate matter III1

The center classifies air quality in China's urban

areas into five levels: level I or excellent (pollution reading: not exceeding

50), level II or fairly good (pollution reading: 51 to 100), level III or

slightly polluted (pollution reading: 101 to 200), level IV or poor (pollution

reading: 201 to 300), and level V or hazardous (pollution reading: over 301).

The 47 cities monitored by the center include the

four municipalities of Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing, provincial (or

autonomous regional) capitals, and major cities in economically developed

coastal areas, and tourist attractions.