
Tourists visit the Palace Museum amid snowfall in Beijing, Dec 12, 2025. Beijing witnessed its first significant snowfall of this winter season on Friday. [Photo by Gao Jiehui/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Tourists pose for photos amid snowfall near the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, Dec 12, 2025. [Photo by Jiang Dong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Tourists take photos of the snow scenery near a turret of the Palace Museum in Beijing, Dec 12, 2025. [Photo by Wu Xiaohui/chinadaily.com.cn]

Staffs clear snow at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, Dec 12, 2025. [Photo by Guo Junfeng/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Parents wait for their children outside a school amid snowfall in Haidian district, Beijing, Dec 12, 2025. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Children play in the snow on the school campus in Chaoyang district, Beijing, Dec 12, 2025. [Photo by Kuang Linhua/chinadaily.com.cn]

Staffs clear snow at the New Shougang Bridge in Beijing, Dec 12, 2025. [Photo by Zhang Yunlong/for chinadaily.com.cn]

A pedestrian walks in the snow in Chaoyang district, Beijing, Dec 12, 2025. [Photo by Hua Yuhan/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Tourists in traditional costumes pose for photos amid snowfall outside the Palace Museum in Beijing, Dec 12, 2025. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

People brave the cold and snow in Xicheng district, Beijing, Dec 12, 2025. [Photo by Du Lianyi/chinadaily.com.cn]