The Forbidden City in Beijing welcomes this winter’ s first snowfall on Sunday, attracting tourists. Photo: VCG

A pedestrian walks alone in the heavy snow on Sunday in Dalian, Northeast China’s Liaoning province. Photo: VCG

A woman uses her jacket to shield from the wind and snow on a street as Beijing is hit by a snowstorm on Sunday. Photo: VCG

Riders protect themselves from the heavy snow under sheds in Changchun, Northwest China’s Jilin province, on Monday. Photo: IC Photo

Shenyang, the capital city of Northwest China’s Liaoning province, saw heavy snowfall on Monday, disrupting transportation. Photo: VCG

Residents clean the snow on the ground near Xinhua Road in Cangzhou, North China’s Hebei province, on Sunday. Photo: VCG

Wholesalers move vegetables in the snow in Beijing’s Xinfadi market on Sunday morning. Photo: VCG

A woman walks on a road in Harbin, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. Tree branches are covered with ice due to the freezing rain that hit the city on Monday. Photo: VCG

Two visitors walk in a park after Beijing ’s first snowfall this winter. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

A vehicle covered with snow drives on a road in Shenyang, Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on Monday. Photo: VCG

A view of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest through the cedar trees in Beijing’s Temple of Heaven park. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

The Tianjin railway station is covered with snow on Sunday. Photo: VCG

A Fuxing train running on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway races past the foot of the Great Wall on Sunday. Photo: VCG