Cold snap brings new weather front

A cold front gripped most parts of northern China, causing heavy fog and plunging temperatures, and is set to move south bringing showers in the coming week.

"Rain will clear the fog while most parts of the country will experience sudden temperature drops," Yang Guimin, chief forecaster at the National Meteorological Center, told China Daily on Sunday.

A drop of 10 to 12 degrees may hit Inner Mongolia and Northeast China, bringing small to medium snowfall before Wednesday, according to the center.  Full Read