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Snow,cold weather grip China

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Source: CCTV.com | 01-05-2009 15:15

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Snow and cold weather have hit northwestern and eastern areas of China, to coincide with the start of the coldest period of winter, as determined by the Chinese lunar calendar.

Snowfalls covered Yinchuan of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwestern China.

A fall of snow,lasted for almost 10 minutes, 
covered Yinchuan, capital of
Ningxia Hui
Autonomous Region.

Snowfalls covered Qinghai Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwestern China. The temperature fell to minus 15 degrees Celsius in Xining, capital of Qinghai.