Local residents wait for buses on a snow-covered street in Yantai, east China’s Shandong province, December 21, 2008. A strong cold front from the Baikal Lake has brought strong winds and temperature slumps to most parts of the country as the winter solstice comes, which is also known as the coldest day of a year in China. The state observatory has issued a warning against the cold front. [Xinhua]
