Featuring vibrant colors including gold, orange and lavender, the splendid morning glow across the clear skyline of Beijing on Wednesday morning illuminated the city and created spectacles of dawning splendor.

Beijing has dramatically cut down air pollution. In a landmark achievement, the city's annual average PM2.5 concentration in 2025 stood at 27.0 micrograms per cubic meter, the first time it has fallen below the 30-microgram benchmark since monitoring began.