It's like a scene from the apocalypse.<br/> <br />Black silhouettes wandering in a dark, grey abyss.<br/> <br />Only this is China where dense smog blanketed parts of the northeast Monday, forcing schools and roads to shut down.<br/> <br />Chinese state media shows residents wearing face masks in Harbin City in the Heilongjiang Province.<br/> <br />That city's air quality is more than three times the hazardous level, making it difficult to breathe.<br/> <br />The country's smog is also making it difficult to drive.<br/> <br />Trucks in the Liaoning Province came to a standstill as traffic was delayed on 10 expressways.<br/> <br />Earlier this month China said it would give rewards to the region for curbing air pollution, underscoring government concern about one source of public anger.
