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Fourth round of smog
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/girl630.jpgA little girl is masked due to severe pollution at Tiananmen Square, Beijing. A fourth round of heavy smog to hit Beijing in one month has sent more people to hospital with respiratory illnesses and prompted calls for legislation to curb pollution. Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images
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Hiding away
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/comp630.gifA montage of mask-wearers in Beijing. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters
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Getting out of here
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/bikermask630.jpgRiding an electric motorcycle into the gloom. Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images
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No escape for Mao
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/mao630.jpgA Chinese policeman near Tiananmen Gate amid the dangerous levels of air pollution. Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images
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A solid mass
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/hazy630.jpgNot much to see here… Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters
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Choking Chinese
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/handcart630.jpgA cleaner pushes a dust cart along a street in Zaozhuang, Shandong province. The smoggy weather that has choked many Chinese cities in recent days affected a total area of 1.3 million sq km, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said, according to Xinhua News Agency. Photograph: China Daily/Reuters
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Not great for tourist snaps
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/greathall630.jpgVisitors take pictures on Tiananmen Square on a very smoggy day. China had issued a blue-coded alert due to the pollution. Photograph: China Daily/Reuters
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Bursting through
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/burstthrough630.jpgA tower emerges from the dense smog. Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images
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Amid the gloom
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/tower630.jpgThe Central TV Tower. Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images
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Parade duty
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/flagraising630.jpgChinese paramilitary police officers march in low visibility during a nighttime flag-raising ceremony. Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images
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No getting away from it
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/onbus630.jpgThese Beijing residents don’t even take their masks off on the bus. Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images
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A battle to breathe
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/womanmask630.jpgA masked woman holds a can of “fresh air” given away by Chinese multimillionaire Chen Guangbiao as she poses for a photograph for her friend on a hazy day in central Beijing. China's foulest fortnight for air pollution in memory has rekindled a tongue-in-cheek campaign by the businessman, who is raising the alarm by selling canned fresh air. He handed out soda pop-sized cans of air, purportedly from far-flung and pristine regions of China. Photograph: Barry Huang/Reuters
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Canned air
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/millionaire630.jpgChen Guangbiao (right) gives a can of “fresh air” to a man in a mask in central Beijing. Photograph: Barry Huang/Reuters
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In bloom...
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/lantern630.jpgTwo women under a peach tree amid the smog. Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images
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Nothing funny about it
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/kids630.jpgA little girl in a cartoon mask at Tiananmen Square. Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Image
