China News Service, Daxinganling, March 4 (Feng Hongwei, reporter Jiang Hui) From the 3rd to the 4th, affected by the cold air, the "coldest town in China", Daxinganling, Huzhong District, Heilongjiang Province, ushered in the largest snowfall in the same period after the Lunar New Year. The whole town is white, as if returning to the middle of winter.
Sanitation workers drove snow removal machinery to clear the road snow.
Photo by Feng Hongwei
On the early morning of the 4th, the entire Huzhong District was covered by a layer of white gauze. Looking ahead, the hills are covered with snow, the red willows on the banks of the Huma River are swaying, and the hedges and pine on both sides of the street are dotted with a layer of snow, as if thousands of trees overnight. The tree "pear blossoms".
The charming snow scene has attracted many photography enthusiasts to stop and shoot.
The snow-clearing workers were clearing the snow, and the hats and shoulders were covered with snowflakes.
Photo by Feng Hongwei
According to Wu Shuqin, head of the Huzhong District Meteorological Bureau, at 9:04 on the 4th, the lowest temperature measured by the National Basic Weather Station in Huzhong reached -16.9℃. The precipitation on the 4th reached 1.6 mm and the snow depth reached 4 cm. Small to medium snowfall is the largest snowfall in the same period in all years.
The traffic police are on duty in advance to direct traffic and maintain traffic order.
Photo by Feng Hongwei
The environmental sanitation department and merchants in Huzhong District started to clear the snow early in the morning.
Police from the Traffic Police Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Hohzhong District took up their posts in advance to direct traffic, increase the frequency of road patrols, remind passing vehicles to slow down, and carry out road traffic safety inspections in advance for snowy weather to remove icing on the road and avoid road traffic accidents happened.
Huzhong District is located on the northern slope of Yilahuli Mountain in Daxing'an Mountains. The shortest frost-free period in history is 41 days. The lowest temperature in the history of the town is -53.2℃, and the weather is -40℃ for more than 40 days per year. It is known as "China's coldest town".
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