Aside from some flurries that were more like sleet than snow a few weeks ago, Friday was the first snow of the year in Harbin! The weather report had falsely predicted snow several times, so when it said that it was supposed to snow everyday from Friday to Monday, I was skeptical. But it has been snowing pretty constantly since my one on one class on Friday, and there are about two and a half inches on the ground now. Just as I was asking myself why I lugged my snow boots all the way here from Chicago, I'm glad I have them because I don't think they have the concept of plowing sidewalks here, and I don't expect it to melt any time soon.
The largest snow storm in 50 years happened in Beijing on November 1st; many people think the government induced precipitation to help deal with the drought that northern China has experienced this year. It's unclear how it is snowing so much at this time in November, but leave it to the Chinese government to not be transparent about it and offer mixed messages.
See this Wall Street Journal article:
"Blizzard Renews Storm Over China Making Snow"
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