A cold front has swept into Wuxi County of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, a city built on hills, bringing a sharp temperature drop and snowfall since Friday.
High-altitude areas of the county, including Tianyuan Town and the Hongchiba scenic area, were shrouded in snow on Saturday morning, with the outlines of mountain ridges fading behind the veil of snow.
According to the local meteorological authority, areas above 1,200 meters in Wuxi County experienced snowfall starting Friday night, with sleet or light snow continuing in high-altitude zones into Saturday night.
It also reported that cloudy weather will persist across most of Wuxi in the coming days.
Cold wave brings snowfall to high-altitude parts of southwest China's Chongqing
Preparations for the 38th Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo are entering their final construction stage in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, with 70 percent of the work completed.
Covering an area of 1.5 million square meters, this year's expo will feature more than 260 snow sculptures.
All sculptures are expected to be completed by late December.
At the entrance of the expo stands "Mr. Snowman," an iconic snow sculpture towering 23.8 meters high and crafted from 5,000 cubic meters of snow. Inside the park, visitors are welcomed by two charming panda snow sculptures representing Zhi Shi and Zhi Ma, the pair of giant pandas that made Sun Island their home in August this year.
With the upcoming lunar year being the Year of the Horse, horses have become especially popular at this year's expo.
Another unique feature of this year's expo is the broadcasting studio of China Media Group (CMG). This marks the second consecutive year that CMG has established a studio at the expo.
In about a week, the expo will officially open its doors to visitors, offering an experience of the romance and joy of winter in this stunning frozen wonderland.
Preparation for 38th int’l snow sculpture art expo enters final stage in Harbin
