What does China look like after the snow?

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By APD Writer He Wei

Most parts of China has embraced the first snow of 2018 since this week with many snow photos hitting the Moments of Chinese people’s social platform, WeChat. The snow is definitely the most popular scenery in a year. In a freezing cold winter, the snow seems to be a kind granny who builds a kingdom of fairy tales for people at different ages.

Let’s take a look at snow scenery across China.

Children play in snow in Tianshui, northwest China’s Gansu province, Jan 3, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

Aerial view shows snow-covered streets in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, Jan 3, 2018. [Photo/IC]

Tourists walk in snow at a scenic spot in Pingliang, Gansu province, Jan 3, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

Snow-covered shared bikes in Xiangyang, central China’s Hubei province, Jan 3, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

Though the snow scenery is attractive, it slowed and even disrupted traffic in some areas. For instance, the first widespread snowfall of 2018 caused mass traffic disruption on the expressways in north China’s Shanxi province.

Central China’s Henan province also experienced blizzard on Wednesday, with the temperature lowering to minus 10 degrees Celsius on the following day.

A passenger wearing down jacket walked in the blizzard in Xuchang, central China’s Henan province.

Students had to walk through the deep snow in the Xinyang University, Henan to take class. On the way to the school, they also slowly walked in a long line. As comments from Weibo, a Chinese Twitter-like service, even such large snowstorm could not stop the students’ enthusiasm for studying.

In spite of the inconvenience caused by the heavy snowfall, citizens had fun with it.

A new couple took their pre-wedding photos in northeast China’s Jilin province despite the chilling winter with the temperature of minus 18 degrees Celsius. When it’s finished, the groom yelled excitedly: “It’s so cool, I feel great!”

It’s because they hoped to add something special to their photos and have been expecting rimes for a week.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)