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First snow since last winter continues in Beijing

Beijing's first snow since last winter continued on Wednesday morning, but traffic coped well. The Beijing Meteorological Bureau said that the Fenghuangling Mountain to the northwest of the city received the biggest precipitation of 6 mm from 8:00... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Feb 18 2009

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