Beautiful, Deadly Snows Paralyze China

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Tourists enjoy the snow in Dayi County in southwestern China's Sichuan region on January 21, 2008.

Sichuan had its biggest snowfall in a decade, according to Chinese state media reports. The temperature was about 4 to 6 degrees Farheniet (2 to 3 degrees Celsius) lower than usual for this time of the year.

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