Yesterday was a day when pollution ruled making the skies murky. One of the things we have noticed this time in Changzhou is that there are fewer days of air pollution.
In the photo above, all the tall buildings and most of the other buildings did not exist when we left Changzhou in June, 2008. This was all covered with many small market gardens.
In spite of the smog, I did manage a few photos that indicate a healthier air quality, a photo of a rose and one of new leaves growing on a tree. It amazes us that we see so many newly planted areas where before was only densely packed cement communities. The ugly, squat four story buildings are being replaced with tall apartment buildings leaving room for parks and walkways. Green is in for China.