3/6 - Beijing east district, 18th floor , my niece Joyce's new 50 square meters flat

woke up in a sunny warm flat, 70 f indoor and blue sky outside, hard to imaging its 20f out there.

surprisingly the famous pollution haze is absent today.   some said the factories are shutting down in the surounding areas to reduce the pollution while congress is In session? if so , is it voluntarily or involuntarily? or the usual chinese unspoken way - you just know the RIGHT thing to do?

from the bedside window