Cold front brings late winter snow across northern China
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2017-02-21 18:40:05
A tourist visits the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on February 21. Heavy snow, the first of the year in some areas, swept across parts of northern China on February 21. Photo: Cui Meng/GT
Editor's Note:
Large parts of Beijing were blanketed with the first snow of the year beginning at midday on February 21.

Visitors take a selfie at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on February 21. Photo: Cui Meng/GT
A visitor takes a photo of her companion posing with a snowman near the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on February 21. Photo: Cui Meng/GT
Two visitors enjoy a walk on the grounds of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on February 21. Photo: Cui Meng/GT
A guard walks through the snow towards the Tiananmen gate tower in Beijing on February 21. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A view of the Beijing Imperial Palace on February 21. Photo: Li Hao/GT
Visitors take photos of the snow-covered Beijing Imperial Palace on February 21. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A sanitation worker brushes snow from park benches near the Beijing Imperial Palace on February 21. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A tourist makes a pair of miniature snowmen near the Beijing Imperial Palace on February 21. Photo: Li Hao/GT
People brave the wintry conditions on the streets of Shijingshan district, Beijing on February 21. Photo: Li Hao/GT
People brave the wintry conditions on the streets of Shijingshan district, Beijing on February 21. Photo: Li Hao/GT
People brave the wintry conditions on the streets of Shijingshan district, Beijing on February 21. Photo: Li Hao/GT
People brave the wintry conditions on the streets of Shijingshan district, Beijing on February 21. Photo: Li Hao/GT
People brave the wintry conditions on the streets of Shijingshan district, Beijing on February 21. Photo: Li Hao/GT