Workers clear snow in Baotou, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Dec 6. The city experienced heavy snow the previous night with plunging temperatures. According to forecasters at the Baotou meteorological observatory, the minimum temperature in the city is expected to drop by a further 8 degrees Celsius. [Photo/Baotou Daily]

A snow-covered lane is pictured in Baotou on Dec 6. [Photo/Baotou Daily]

A staff member at a Baotou park uses a snow blower, Dec 6. [Photo/Baotou Daily]