Chinese Billionaire Sells 8 Million CANS Of Fresh Air

Check out the raw footage of choking smog in Beijing.

Billionaire Brings Fresh Air To China - In A Can

China's Chen Guangbiao, the eccentric philanthropist known as much for his wacky charitable endeavors as for his generous humanitarian deeds, is reportedly making a killing in his "canned fresh air" business venture.

Chen, believed to be one of China's richest individuals, recently began selling canned fresh air in response to Beijing's ever-worsening air pollution problem.  Offered in a variety of flavors, such as"pristine Tibet" and "post-industrial Taiwan," the air is being sold for about 5 Chinese Yuan ($0.80) a can.

Though Chen's idea was initially seen by some as an outlandish publicity stunt or a mere novelty, it appears that his promise of fresh, clean air has become irresistible to many urbanites, wrapped this week in an unusually thick blanket of toxic smog.

On Friday, Want China Times reported that Chen has sold "more than 8 million cans" of fresh air over the past 10 days.

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[Dr. Pitchfork]

I thought this was a Spaceballs joke ("Perriair").

[DailyBail]

Nice one Pitch. It's pretty brilliant marketing and shows the level of consumerism in China. I was amazed at the raw video of daily life fighting the smog. I can't imagine it would be safe for children in that environment. Something will have to give because it will only get worse for China as industrialization continues on a massive scale.

[Dr. Pitchfork]

I honestly thought it was a spoof until I read the story. Crazy.