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The cold snap this time is due to the La Nina weather pattern.
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BEIJING - It snowed in Beijing over the weekend, a full 23 days earlier than usual.
While the early winter snow made for a pretty sight, leaving landmarks like the Forbidden City blanketed in white, it also caused widespread traffic snarls as roads in the Chinese capital iced up.
