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In January 2013, a long-lasting episode of severe haze occurred in central and eastern China, and it attracted attention from all sectors of society. The process and evolution of haze pollution episodes were observed by the “Forming Mechanism and Control Strategies of Haze in China” group using an intensive aerosol and trace gases campaign that simultaneously obtained data at 11 ground-based observing sites in the CARE-China network. The characteristics and formation mechanism of haze pollution episodes were discussed. Five haze pollution episodes were identified in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Jing-Jin-Ji) area; the two most severe episodes occurred during 9–15 January and 25–31 January. During these two haze pollution episodes, the maximum hourly PM_2.5 mass concentrations in Beijing were 680 and 530 μg m⁻³, respectively. The process and evolution of haze pollution episodes in other …