Snow Falls in Beijing (10 images)

Chinese tourists visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City despite a heavy snow storm in Beijing on January 3, 2010. A freezing cold front swept over much of northern China Sunday with heavy snowstorms snarling New Year traffic and air travel, and some of the lowest temperatures in decades are forecast over the next few days. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Chinese security forces watch over holiday crowds near Tiananmen's North Rostrum, featuring a portrait of former leader Mao Zedong, despite a heavy snow storm in Beijing on January 3, 2010. A freezing cold front swept over much of northern China Sunday with heavy snowstorms snarling New Year traffic and air travel, and some of the lowest temperatures in decades are forecast over the next few days. UPI/Stephen Shaver

A Chinese soldier clears away a snow drift in front of his company's barracks during a heavy snow storm in Beijing on January 3, 2010. A freezing cold front swept over much of northern China Sunday with heavy snowstorms snarling New Year traffic and air travel, and some of the lowest temperatures in decades are forecast over the next few days. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Chinese security forces watch over holiday crowds near Tiananmen's North Rostrum, featuring a portrait of former leader Mao Zedong, despite a heavy snow storm in Beijing on January 3, 2010. A freezing cold front swept over much of northern China Sunday with heavy snowstorms snarling New Year traffic and air travel, and some of the lowest temperatures in decades are forecast over the next few days. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Chinese security forces watch over holiday crowds near Tiananmen's North Rostrum, featuring a portrait of former leader Mao Zedong, despite a heavy snow storm in Beijing on January 3, 2010. A freezing cold front swept over much of northern China Sunday with heavy snowstorms snarling New Year traffic and air travel, and some of the lowest temperatures in decades are forecast over the next few days. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Chinese security forces watch over holiday crowds near Tiananmen's North Rostrum, featuring a portrait of former leader Mao Zedong, despite a heavy snow storm in Beijing on January 3, 2010. A freezing cold front swept over much of northern China Sunday with heavy snowstorms snarling New Year traffic and air travel, and some of the lowest temperatures in decades are forecast over the next few days. UPI/Stephen Shaver