A farmer plods his tractor out of safety concern on a street amid heavy fog in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province December 24, 2006. Heavy fog blanketed some parts of the northwestern province on Sunday morning. Visibility was reduced to less than 10 meters, forcing the closure of the Xi'an-Baoji expressway and causing great difficulty to passengers. [Newsphoto]

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