In Pictures: China's new year disrupted by smog

Parts of northern China woke up to heavy smog on the first day of 2017, causing hundreds of flights to be cancelled and highways to shut.

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Jan 02, 2017, 05:22 PM

Smog is seen over the city against sky during a haze day in Tianjin on Jan 2, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Heavy smog is seen among the mountains from an aircraft, over Hebei province on Jan 2, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

An aircraft flies amid heavy smog over the suburb of Beijing on Jan 2, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

An Air China passenger aircraft flies amid heavy smog over the suburb of Beijing on Jan 2, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Vehicles travel through a main thoroughfare as haze hangs over downtown Beijing on Jan 2, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A street sweeper wears a face mask on a pedestrian bridge as haze hangs over downtown Beijing on Jan 2, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

People walk on a bridge as haze hangs over downtown Beijing on Jan 2, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A general view shows haze over downtown Beijing on Jan 2, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A CRH train runs as haze hangs over downtown Beijing on Jan 2, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Vehicles travel through a main thoroughfare as haze hangs over downtown Beijing on Jan 2, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A man walks near the Bund during a polluted day in Shanghai, China on Jan 2, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Smog is seen over the city against sky during a haze day in Beijing on Jan 1, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man takes a selfie beside a lake on a heavily polluted day in Beijing on Jan 1, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Visitors walk beside a lake on a heavily polluted day in Beijing on Jan 1, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

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