January 4, 2010
Many Chinese newspapers today report on the heavy snowfalls yesterday in northern China:
The National Meteorological Center said that the snowfall in Beijing is the highest in a day since 1951 and predict that in the next two days the temperature will fall to -16 Celsius (3.2 Fahrenheit), the lowest since 1980s.
Today all primary and secondary schools in Beijing suspended classes and companies and state work units have been encouraged to be flexible for employees whose commuting transport may have been disrupted. Traffic in the capital and surrounding areas has been disrupted, and more than 750 flights into and out of Beijing Capital Airport have been delayed or canceled.
The large photo on The Beijing Times‘ front page shows a truck clearing snow from Chang’An Boulevard in front of Tiananmen Square.
- The Beijing News (Chinese): All secondary and primary schools stop class for a day
- The Beijing News (Chinese): Heaviest snowfall in 59 years hits Beijing