Filter mask for Child - Beijing?
Dec 29, 2011, 7:10 pm
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as someone whom hasn't been to china before, are these masks a piss take?
the reason i ask is my fiance suffers from mild asthma and has previously had bronchitis - we recent visited Hanoi and she had breathing issues due to the smog. We're taking our first trip to beijing/shanghai/chengdu in May and I'm keen to get her something to assisting her breathing.
so i guess the question is... if we buy these, will we be cruising the streets looking like idiot tourists or does everyone have masks ?
the reason i ask is my fiance suffers from mild asthma and has previously had bronchitis - we recent visited Hanoi and she had breathing issues due to the smog. We're taking our first trip to beijing/shanghai/chengdu in May and I'm keen to get her something to assisting her breathing.
so i guess the question is... if we buy these, will we be cruising the streets looking like idiot tourists or does everyone have masks ?
In any event, I would advise your fiance to visit her doctor before your trip, and maybe request an inhaler. (Also, pick up a mask for especially bad days.)
When in May is your trip? I ask because early May can be horrible (April is the worst month for Beijing pollution IME), but the situation improves quickly.
Dec 29, 2011, 7:25 pm
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Yes don't miss the panda's, and check out jiejie's great adventure trip review, good post on the pandas.