(CNN) Whatever the motive behind the event, it made for some powerful images of some China residents’ desperation for better air.
Making the media rounds this week are photographs of residents of Zhengzhou, the capital of China’s Henan Province, lining up for a chance to breathe fresh mountain air via sealed bags.
Some of the more heart-tugging photos were of parents and grandparents fixing the masks on children’s faces so they can have a few rare sniffs of the fresh O2.
