{
  "id": 1849103,
  "title": "China ‘cloudscape observer’ mist-monitoring job ends; resort plans more similar campaigns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/china-cloudscape-observer-mist-monitoring-job-ends-resort-plans-more",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T01:28:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/environment/article/3364495/china-cloudscape-observer-mist-monitoring-job-ends-resort-plans-more-similar-campaigns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Chinese tourist site recently concluded a month-long position that paid 60,000 yuan (US$8,900) to live on a mountaintop, observe the cloudscape, and share daily videos of the sea of clouds. On July 8, the Laojun Mountain Scenic Area in central China’s Henan province posted a recruitment ad for a “cloudscape observer” to work from July 16 to August 15. The Laojun Mountain Scenic Area is one of…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}