A cosmetic lens purchased online is frozen. [Photo/weibo.com]

However, the extreme cold weather affecting South China on Sunday will stay until Tuesday.

Guangzhou city welcomed its first snow in 67 years on Sunday afternoon, East China's Shanghai endured the lowest temperature in 35 years on Sunday morning with a low of minus 7.2 degrees Celsius, while Hong Kong residents, accustomed to a subtropical climate, shivered in the temperature reported to be the lowest point in nearly 60 years.