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Beijing

Cold air rolls into central, eastern China

Cold air is expected to sweep across central and eastern China, bringing sharp drops in temperature, the national observatory forecast on Wednesday. From Thursday onward, the temperature will drop by more than 10 C in a large part of the region, according to the National Meteorological Center. Meanwhile, the observatory predicted moderate to heavy rainfall in many southern areas on Wednesday and Thursday, including Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui and Hunan provinces. The NMC added that light and moderate snow or sleet would fall on some areas on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.