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People walk in snow in Beijing on Monday morning, December 16, 2019. The snow, which began Sunday evening, reached the level of a blizzard. In the city proper, the average precipitation will be 5 millimeters, according to the Beijing Meteorological Service. Beijing issued a blue alert for blizzards on Sunday, which is the lowest in the capital's four-tier warning system but the first blizzard alert for this winter.(Photo: China News Service/ Li Jun)
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People walk in snow in Beijing on Monday morning, December 16, 2019. The snow, which began Sunday evening, reached the level of a blizzard. In the city proper, the average precipitation will be 5 millimeters, according to the Beijing Meteorological Service. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Jun)
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People walk in snow in Beijing on Monday morning, December 16, 2019. The snow, which began Sunday evening, reached the level of a blizzard. In the city proper, the average precipitation will be 5 millimeters, according to the Beijing Meteorological Service. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Jun)
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The snow, which began Sunday evening, reached the level of a blizzard. In the city proper, the average precipitation will be 5 millimeters, according to the Beijing Meteorological Service. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Jun)
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The snow, which began Sunday evening, reached the level of a blizzard. In the city proper, the average precipitation will be 5 millimeters, according to the Beijing Meteorological Service. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Jun)
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The snow, which began Sunday evening, reached the level of a blizzard. In the city proper, the average precipitation will be 5 millimeters, according to the Beijing Meteorological Service. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Jun)