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Beijing

Holiday to see warmth, smog

The majority of China will see warmer spring days during the coming Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day, the China Meteorological Administration said on Friday. But part of the northern region will see air quality worsen during the three-day holiday, which starts on Sunday, and air pollution in some northern cities like Beijing and Tangshan, Hebei province, will peak on April 5, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said.