Shanghai's Clear Sky

By Jian Shuo Wang on 2012-08-02 20:50 · Shanghai Weather

Shanghai these days is amazing! Look at the photos I took during the weekend. It is just amazing. I just cannot understand why Shanghai’s sky can be so blue and clean. I have never experienced Shanghai like this since I came here. Anyone has any idea?

Some joked that it is because of the wave of bankrupt of factories and fewer factories work. I seems to be a joke, but I started to suspect whether it is partly true.

7 Comments

I've been in SH for 9 years, and that's the first time I see a blue sky.
Hopefully it will continue forever!

I am convinced this is because of less factories running = less pollution.

— Fizz · 2012-08-03 16:36

The lesser of the air pollution smog and lower humidity, the bluer the sky will be. Early July my family vacationed in Shanghai for a few days, I have already noticed the sky was bluing up.

— ILH · 2012-08-03 23:32

I am in Nanjing, and the sky is equally blue. I just don't believe it is impacted by shutdown of factories. Does it impact the sky that much? It seems more like the wind from the ocean is blowing - pre- and after typhoon.

— Jian Shuo Wang · 2012-08-04 13:12

Because of the typhoon.

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— a691662 · 2012-08-02 21:10

It has been like this for about 10 days. Not likely to be connected with typhoon.

— Jian Shuo Wang · 2012-08-02 21:31

Soooo looking forward to be in China again. 2 months left ! Jianshuo, I'll spend some time in SH (most probably between Nov. 1st and Nov. 8, 2012) if you want to meet up and grab a coffee during that time frame, I'll be glad to meet you in person, after having followed your blog for so many years ;-)

Note that we can also meet in Beijing before that, I'll be there between Oct. 10 and Oct. 31.

Cheers !

— Zimago · 2012-08-02 23:33

Welcome to Shanghai!

— Jian Shuo Wang · 2012-08-03 12:20