Winter temperatures lowest so far in 14 cities  

中国14个大城市“大雪”节气刷新今冬最低温

7日是中国二十四节气中“大雪”，表示中国从即日起进入仲冬季节。由于近期冷空气的频繁侵袭，中国北方地区都经历了较明显的大风降温过程，中东部地区气温比常年同期偏低，有14个省级、省会级大城市在6日这天气温创今冬新低，其中，10个城市的最低气温在冰点以下。

Beijing (CNS) -- Fourteen Chinese cities experienced their lowest temperatures this winter on Thursday, according to the National Meteorological Center.

In accordance with Daxue (heavy snow) on the Chinese lunar calendar, cities including Shenyang, Beijing, Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou and Shanghai felt the intensified chill. Temperatures fell below zero in 10 cities.

In the next three days, cold air masses will remain active in much of China's northeastern provinces, where temperatures will drop even further, the center said.

Jointly influenced by Typhoon Bopha and a cold front moving south, there will be gales as high as level 10 in the southeastern, central and eastern parts of the South China Sea over the next two days, the center said.

The center also issued a blue alert for fog in most parts of southern China, including Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Fujian provinces.