The neighborhood salt truck… Rumor has it that this snow – it looks like 7 inches or so – was a gift from Mother Nature versus Beijing meteorologists. Either way, it is lovely, and Elisa learned a new phrase, “Snow day!”
Beijing Snow
Beijing’s artificial snow
In a follow up to yesterday’s post, it turns out that snow in early November is indeed not common in Beijing. According to The China Daily in an article titled, “Weather Office Brings Selfish Snow,” “A spokesman from the Beijing Weather Modification Office said on Monday they had played a helping hand and ‘enhanced’ the […]
Beijing Snow
Everyone had told us snow was not common in Beijing due to the cold, dry temperatures. Still, my daughter, who left Seattle at 23 months and had never seen snow before, was hopeful for the winter. Little did we know we’d have a white winter wonderland the day after Halloween! The jack-o-lanterns, witches, and ghosts […]