This Is What Happened When Beijing Banned 5 Million Cars...

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Beijing's signature smoggy atmosphere recently disappeared, albeit briefly, to reveal an unfamiliar beautiful blue sky. Two weeks ago, Chinese officials banned use of five million cars to make way for the city's largest ever parade.

The usually pollution-ridden city enjoyed two blissful weeks of clear blue skies thanks to the car ban, but sadly the smoggy skies returned last Friday as the usual traffic resumed.

Source: inhabitat and http://edition.cnn.com

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