Cold is coming to northern regions

Cold fronts are forecast to affect northern parts of China until Saturday this week, bringing precipitation and clearing up the air pollution around Beijing, authorities said.

According to the National Meteorological Center, a cold front, which entered the country in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Sunday, was expected to bring snow or sleet in northern Xinjiang, western Inner Mongolia autonomous region and to the western part of Gansu province.

By 10 am on Monday, some areas of Xinjiang, including Tacheng and Ili prefectures, had received heavy snow, according to China Central Television. Snow accumulated as deep as 1 meter in the Guozigou area of Ili, according to news portal iyaxin.