Smog Town | Tencent
Directors: Han Meng, Du Hai
Beijing’s infamous “airpocalypse” in 2013 prompted the Chinese government to declare a “war against pollution,” putting forward initiatives to clean up the air. Today air quality in the capital city has been improved, but the battle for blue sky is far from over, especially for the people in charge of fighting it. In an 18-minute documentary by Bingdian Weekly, a small crew of journalists embedded with a group of environmental experts who work on controlling air pollution alongside the local government of Langfang, the closest prefecture-level city to Beijing. By gaining rare, city-level access, the film sheds light on how local governments near Beijing work to control the air pollution problem that has brought the central government heavy criticism and embarrassment both domestically and internationally.
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Beijing’s infamous “airpocalypse” in 2013 prompted the Chinese government to declare a “war against pollution,” putting forward initiatives to clean up the air. Today air quality in the capital city has been improved, but the battle for blue sky is far from over, especially for the people in charge of fighting it. In an 18-minute documentary by Bingdian Weekly, a small crew of journalists embedded with a group of environmental experts who work on controlling air pollution alongside the local government of Langfang, the closest prefecture-level city to Beijing. By gaining rare, city-level access, the film sheds light on how local governments near Beijing work to control the air pollution problem that has brought the central government heavy criticism and embarrassment both domestically and internationally.