Beijing, the dual Olympic city, has seen its first snow of 2022 right on the first day of the Major Cold, the last solar term of a year on the Chinese lunar calendar, marking the dead of winter and ushering in the Chinese New Year.
The Forbidden City in Beijing is covered with snow on January 20, 2022. /CFP
A general view shows the Summer Palace amid falling snow in Beijing on January 20, 2022. /CFP
A huge Chinese Knot embedded with elements of ice flakes and the Olympic logo in the heart on Tian'anmen Square attracts visitors to take photos on January 20, 2022. /CFP
Sculptures of Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon, the mascots of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, are covered with snow on the central axis of Beijing near the Olympic Park on January 20, 2022. /CFP