The giant rubber duck, the brainchild of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is deflated to avoid the gale at the Summer Palace in Beijing on Oct 10. The strong wind blew away the haze that was over the capital for many days. [Photo/CFP]

A pedestrian covers her face from the strong wind in Wangfujing, the famous commercial pedestrian street in Beijing, Oct 10, 2013. Zou Hong/China Daily