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Top 10 Chinese cities with worst air quality

Updated: 2014-03-20 07:46 (chinadaily.com.cn)

At one of the press conferences at the two sessions in Beijing, Wu Xiaoqing, Vice-Minister of Environmental Protection, said 74 cities in China adopted the new air quality standards in 2013, adding that 71 cities were below the benchmark, including four provincial capitals.

Here's a look at 10 cities that Wu said have worst air quality in China.

Xingtai

Xingtai is located in southern Hebei province of China. It has a total area of 12,486 square kilometers and administers two districts, two county-level cities and 15 counties.