Rare air

This was the image that confronted me from my office window at 10am on the 7th August - 36 hours from the start of the Games.

Disgusting.

To be fair, it's not always that bad. Last week it was even clear for a couple of days. But recently it has often been almost this bad.

We went for a boozy work lunch at Hou Hai this afternoon to celebrate the beginning of the Games weekend. The lack of tourists was a little surprising, even given the lack of them generally...