800 stone lion statues in China wear masks for pollution

Stone statues, mostly lions, wear masks as a symbol of air pollution in Xian, China draws attention to the online community of this country.

Stone statues are all covered with masks.Tieu Ly, a male student participating in this work, said he and his friends wanted people to act together for a less polluted atmosphere.

PM 2.5 dust index (dust suspended in the air, 2.5 micrometers in size) in Xi'an, China exceeded the permissible level many times, making the sky always "fog".

Air Quality Index (AQI) in Xi'an in the past few days at 168, an alarming level.

Coal kilns are used extensively in China in the winter, the sky is always gray due to pollution.Students in Xi'an think that wearing a mask for stone statues is one of the ways to influence the sense of community in protecting the environment.

Stone statues in many different poses are worn with masks.

The students said they spent about a few dozen yuan to wear enough 800 masks for the stone statues.

Last weekend, Chengdu capital residents, Sichuan province, China wore a demonstration mask protesting the air pollution.Chinese riot police then lifted the protest.