Eerie Crescent Blue Moon Over Beijing

May 06, 2017

published: 2017-05-05 12:21:56

CRESCENT BLUE MOON OVER BEIJING: “Once in a blue moon” is supposed to mean “seldom” or “absurd.” Yesterday in Beijing it meant that a dust storm was in progress. On May the 4th, massive clouds of desert dust from Mongolia swept through the city, choking residents and changing the appearance of the sky.