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Large parts of China brace for winter cold snap
(Xinhua/CFP)
Updated: 2008-12-05 11:17

A girl uses her scarf against the cold air in Hefei, East China's Anhui Province, December 4, 2008. Vast areas from north to central China are experiencing a rare strong cold wave front in recent years, which have forced 26 provinces and municipalities to issue cold weather alerts.[Xinhua]