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Snow fall in northern Beijing Source: cntv.cn

China on orange alert for blizzards China on November 4 continued to warn against blizzards, hiking the alert to the second-highest level on snowstorms that are expected to hit northern regions over the next few days.  Cold spell brings blizzard, freezing rain to north China Beijing released a citywide orange alert and regional red warning on blizzard early November 4 morning as a cold spell swept across northern China,

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Cold sweeps N China, bringing rain, snow
The cold current sweeping provinces and cities in north China on November 3 dropped temperatures and brought rainfall and snowfall, according to meteorological authorities.

Early snow to hit city Saturday
Long underwear season has officially started, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau announced November 1, warning the first winter snow will arrive on November 3, followed by three more days of sub-zero temperatures.

Cold snap to freeze North China
A cold wave will hit northern parts of China over the next two days with temperatures likely to drop by as much as 14 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecast on October 31.

Effects

 Traffic standstill  
Heavy snows and freezing temperatures closed off highways as a cold wave sweeps across northern China.

 Flu
The flu season will last until next January.

Measures

Emergency response
China Meteorological Administration (CMA) initiated a level four emergency response on November 3. The related departments, institutions and meteorological bureaus in Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi and Beijing are asked to enter emergency response state.

Snow warning
Beijing released a citywide orange alert and regional red warning on blizzard early morning on November 4 as a cold spell swept across northern China.

Heating system
The city's central heating system will kick in November 4, 11 days earlier than normal.

Snow clearing devices
There are 5,776 snow clearing devices on standby to clear the streets, and the city has prepared 22,000 tons of snow-melting agent.

Beijing3-Day Forecast

Source: weather.com.cn

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Other Places

Hebei:  Temperatures in the province will fall in the following two days. The lowest temperature in the northern areas in Bashang Prairie will drop to minus 13 degrees Celsius.

Inner Mongolia: Rainfall and snow have caused several rear-end collisions on expressways in the region.

Shanxi: Local governments have given notice to relevant departments to firmly fix billboards, canopies and fences in place. The environmental sanitation department of Taiyuan has stored 2,100 tonnes of snow-melting agent to cope with large amounts of snow.

Tips

 Wear long underwear
It's fine if those young girls have cars or just shop all day, because they are in heated places. But if that's not the case, they should wear long underwear.

 Get acclimatized to cold
Chinese people should no longer follow the traditional advice of wearing fewer layers of clothes as the winter starts in order to get acclimatized to the cold, and keep wearing warm layers of clothes even as the spring comes in order not to shock the body by shedding layers too suddenly.

 Get flu shots
Free flu shots are available for seniors and students.

 Avoid riding bikes and outdoor activities
Do not ride bicycles and participate in outdoor, high-altitude activities.

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