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EasyEdE Registered: July 2003 Location: Brewster, NY, USA Posts: 226	An early morning at the docks and endless rows of manufactured material waiting to be shipped to foreign markets. China's rapid growth and expanding use of energy also has its downside - pollution.
	· Date: Wed October 25, 2006 · Views: 2721 ·
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Jan

Registered: April 2004
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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Thu October 26, 2006 1:57pm

Very nice Image Ed, capturing the realities!

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JAN

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EasyEdE

Registered: July 2003
Location: Brewster, NY, USA
Posts: 226

Thu October 26, 2006 3:32pm

Thanks for looking and commenting, Jan. Yes the reality is that progress too often comes with a price - anywhere in the world.

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Ed

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Shouchen

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Registered: December 2002
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 2,482

Sat November 11, 2006 6:38am

Ed, what's your comments on Beijing's air and sky?

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PHOTOZO: the magic of light

EasyEdE

Registered: July 2003
Location: Brewster, NY, USA
Posts: 226

Sat November 11, 2006 2:10pm

Shouchen, this photo is actually taken at Xingang in the relatively early morning. We had just arrived and docked but not gotten off the ship. What we see here is a combination of morning mist and atmospheric pollution. When we left the port area a couple of hours later the morning mist was gone but it was still very hazy due to the pollution. Beijing proper was quite smoggy at times and quite clear at other times - just like any large city (and this is one LARGE city). My overall read is that there is a bit more pollution than you'd expect. I'm told there are areas that are really bad but we did not see them and certainly didn't need a face mask or other such nonsense. Many of my other picutures show quite clear skies.

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Ed

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Shouchen

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Registered: December 2002
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 2,482

Wed November 15, 2006 1:39am

Great to know. I think you picked a good time to visit. April-June is the worst time due to the infamous dust-storm...

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EasyEdE

Registered: July 2003
Location: Brewster, NY, USA
Posts: 226

Wed November 15, 2006 1:44am

We were uninformed "babes" relative to what the conditions would be. Our main concern was that it wouldn't be too hot. All 3 days were delightful - warm sun but cool breezes, and lots of friendly people!

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Ed

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