{"id":57557,"date":"2013-12-09T20:11:32","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T16:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/?p=57557"},"modified":"2013-12-09T20:13:33","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T16:13:33","slug":"the-models-in-masks-shocking-images-show-women-forced-to-don-medical-garb-for-fashion-event-in-smog-hit-city-of-nanjing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/en\/?p=57557","title":{"rendered":"The models in masks: Shocking images show women forced to don medical garb for fashion event in smog-hit city of Nanjing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/china-models.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-57554\" alt=\"\u0549\u056b\u0576\u0561\u057d\u057f\u0561\u0576,\u0576\u0578\u0580\u0561\u0571\u0587\u0578\u0582\u0569\u0575\u0561\u0576 \u0577\u0578\u0578\u0582,\u0574\u0578\u0564\u0565\u056c\u0576\u0565\u0580,\u0562\u056a\u0577\u056f\u0561\u056f\u0561\u0576 \u0564\u056b\u0574\u0561\u056f\u0576\u0565\u0580\" src=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/china-models.jpg\" width=\"507\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/china-models.jpg 634w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/china-models-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/china-models-457x300.jpg 457w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Elegant in their long white dresses and spectacular gold jewellery, accessorised with medical masks, the women sashayed down the catwalk to applause from watching fashionistas.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to sky high levels of air pollution In Nanjing, the capital of the smog-hit Jiangsu province, the masks were insisted upon by officials concerned about the impact of doing an outdoor show on models&#8217; health.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/china-models4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-57555\" alt=\"\u0549\u056b\u0576\u0561\u057d\u057f\u0561\u0576,\u0576\u0578\u0580\u0561\u0571\u0587\u0578\u0582\u0569\u0575\u0561\u0576 \u0577\u0578\u0578\u0582,\u0574\u0578\u0564\u0565\u056c\u0576\u0565\u0580,\u0562\u056a\u0577\u056f\u0561\u056f\u0561\u0576 \u0564\u056b\u0574\u0561\u056f\u0576\u0565\u0580\" src=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/china-models4.jpg\" width=\"507\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/china-models4.jpg 634w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/china-models4-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/china-models4-469x300.jpg 469w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Air pollution is becoming an increasingly serious issue in the world&#8217;s most populous country, with scores of coal-burning power stations pushing emissions to a level that is 40 times higher than the safe limit recommended by the World Health Organisation.<br \/>\nIn Nanjing, and capital Beijing, conditions worsen in winter thanks to additional demand for power and have been exacerbated by the country&#8217;s rapid urbanisation.<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s not just fashion shows that are affected by the poisonous clouds: so thick is the lingering smog, flights into and across China are regularly disrupted.<\/p>\n<p>The current outbreak of smog is affecting the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Henan provinces, although the capital has also been badly hit.<\/p>\n<p>Other cities to face smog-related problems during the outbreak, which has lasted for more than a week, include Shanghai and Hangzhou.<\/p>\n<p>But it is Nanjing that is enduring the worst of the smog, with officials putting the city on red alert according to Chinese news agency, Xinhua.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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