Beijing's Spring Snowfall

A woman took photos in Beijing on Wednesday. The city witnessed a snowfall with a depth reaching 10-17 centimeters overnight. The snowfall happened to hit the city on the Chinese traditional calendar date of chunfen, which heralds the beginning of the spring season. Chunfen, which…
A woman took photos in Beijing on Wednesday. The city witnessed a snowfall with a depth reaching 10-17 centimeters overnight. The snowfall happened to hit the city on the Chinese traditional calendar date of chunfen, which heralds the beginning of the spring season. Chunfen, which means spring equinox, falls when the sun is exactly at the celestial latitude of zero degrees.
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A cyclist rode past cars covered with snow in Beijing.
A cyclist rode past cars covered with snow in Beijing.
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A boy played with snow at the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
A boy played with snow at the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
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Yuyuantan Park in Beijing.
Yuyuantan Park in Beijing.
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The Imperial Ancestral Temple.
The Imperial Ancestral Temple.
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Paramilitary guards walked along a street. Beijing and the north of China has been experiencing its coldest winter in more than 30 years.
Paramilitary guards walked along a street. Beijing and the north of China has been experiencing its coldest winter in more than 30 years.
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A boy at the Imperial Ancestral Temple following the overnight snowfall.
A boy at the Imperial Ancestral Temple following the overnight snowfall.
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People took pictures at the top of Jingshan Park, in central Beijing.
People took pictures at the top of Jingshan Park, in central Beijing.
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Pedestrians walked by a snowman in Beijing.
Pedestrians walked by a snowman in Beijing.
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