Beijing Children's Hospital has seen the number of sick children increase following days of air pollution in the city.
Jiang Ziyu is a nine year old girl.
"My hands are red, my body has had a strange reaction too. I am coughing a lot and my stomach is not well."
But for children like Jiang there is some relief in sight.
The weather forecasts say a cold front swept across the north of the country Monday night and has helped to reduce the haze which has covered the region.
The Beijing Municipal Government removed its orange-colour early warning on fog and haze on Tuesday after sleet from the cold fr