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<!– google_ad_section_start –> Heavy smog blanketed most areas in Beijing and air pollution readings surged after enthusiastic residents set off fireworks to celebrate the annual Lantern Festival, Xinhua reported on Monday. Readings of PM2.5, tiny airborne particles that can enter deep into the lungs, climbed to more than 300 micrograms per cubic metre in most areas in Beijing on Sunday night, coinciding with the last rush hours of firework displays, said the Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Centre. <!– google_ad_section_end –>

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