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Beijing blanketed by snow....after China seeds clouds...

A carpet of snow blanketing the Forbidden City and the ancient halls and courtyards of the Lama Temple has transformed Chinas capital into a fairyland. Hundreds have played truant from offices to sneak a peak of the first snowfall of the winter. Link to...

from YouTube on Fri, Feb 20 2009

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31 Jan 08		Snowfall Shanghai January 2008 » YouTube videoThe heaviest snowfall in 17 years blanketed Shanghai with a nice layer of snow - for the family to enjoy snowmen building!
29 Jan 08		China snow storm, worst in a decade » YouTube videoChina's transport and energy systems have been caught in a perfect winter storm, with hundreds of thousands of people stranded during the peak travel season after train delays caused by heavy snow and power failures. The power crisis, the worst in China...
03 May 08		Snow 3 » YouTube videoThe reason China was so hard-hit by the snow was just because it's so completely not used to snow in anything but utterly miniscule amounts. On the news later there was footage of little shacks that had collapsed under the snowfall and people standing...
04 Nov 09		China: Made-in-China Snow » Global Voices This past Sunday on Nov. 1, Beijing saw its earliest snowfall in 22 years. The sudden change in weather, which blanketed the entire city in snow, surprised many residents. But the news media later reported that the snowfall had actually been enhanced by...
05 Nov 09		Beijing's First Snowfall of the Year » People's Daily &$ &$A heavy snow transformed Beijing into a winter wonderland on Oct 31, giving late-night Halloween goers an extra spook. It is the earliest first snow in Beijing in 22 years. (china.org.cn Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】【2】
18 Nov 09		Forbidden City has President Obama as guest » People's Daily &$ &$U.S. President Barack Obama visits the Forbidden City in Beijing on Nov. 17, 2009.(Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)&$&$ With snow-covered roofs and patches of ice in the courtyards, the Forbidden City was given a little more sense of timelessness with the...

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