Cold front blankets northern China

Northern China has started the new year with heavy snowfall. In Beijing, Tianjin, and areas of Hebei province, the snow has piled up on roads and has caused headaches for many drivers.

Experts are warning that Beijing may see its coldest winter in nearly 40 years. More than half of the planes at the city's airports have been delayed.

China's Central Meteorological Station on Sunday morning extended its warning of a strong cold front that will bring blizzards and heavy fog.

The cold snap will send temperatures plumetting in Northern China, falling by 8 to 12 degrees Celsius from Sunday to Monday.

Some places are even bracing for heavier snow storms.

In Beijing, monitors along the road were displaying temperatures and the latest details on the snowfall, advising everyone to drive carefully.

China's capital city Beijing was hit by the second snowfall in the three- day New Year holiday on Sunday morning, which was much heavier than the first one on Saturday.