A street photographer waiting for customers is reflected on a pool of water after the snow melted on the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.
An impatient driver attempts to pass cyclists on a tree-lined snow covered street in central Beijing on November 10, 2009 after snow blanketed the capital the night before. On November 4 government scientists in Beijing were pilloried for inducing a heavy snow fall that jammed traffic, delayed air travel and dropped more than 16 million tonnes of snow on the Chinese capital.
Snow rests upon a stone lion as a man in uniform walks past in Beijing on November 10, 2009 after snow blanketed the capital the night before. On November 4 government scientists in Beijing were pilloried for inducing a heavy snow fall that jammed traffic, delayed air travel and dropped more than 16 million tonnes of snow on the Chinese capital.
A woman cycles past Tiananmen Gate covered with snow in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.
A crowd of locals and tourists visit the Forbidden City in central Beijing on November 10, 2009 after snow blanketed the capital the night before. On November 4 government scientists in Beijing were pilloried for inducing a heavy snow fall that jammed traffic, delayed air travel and dropped more than 16 million tonnes of snow on the Chinese capital. The Forbidden City was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties is one of the China's most visited tourist destinations.
A Chinese boy runs past Tiananmen Square, covered in snow, in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.
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A street photographer waiting for customers is reflected on a pool of water after the snow melted on the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. 
