A trans-boundary transport of aerosols during a large-area haze episode in China during 3–5 January 2015 was investigated.
Pollutants moving from Hebei, Henan, and Hubei probably contributed to the haze pollution in Shandong and Jiangsu.
A considerable amount of total optical depth below 3 km (46% in average) was contributed by the external aerosol layers
Haze transports from North China Plain to East China could be a common phenomenon influenced by the winter monsoon.