The first snow after Spring Festival holiday arrives in Beijing early on February 12, 2019. This is the second snow in Beijing this year. (Photo: VCG)

The first light snow this year arrived on February 6, but was just a dusting. The Palace Museum looks fabulous in the snow. (Photo: Xinhua)

The Palace Museum looks fabulous in the snow. (Photo: Xinhua)

Visitors take pictures in the Palace Museum on February 12, 2019. (Photo: VCG)

Visitors walk in the Palace Museum on February 12, 2019. (Photo: VCG)

This snow is estimated to continue into the night, and the city will be covered by a “white cloth”. The picture shows the Gaobeidian Reservoir getting covered in snow in Beijing at February 12, 2019. (Photo: VCG)

People walk in the snow in Beijing on February 12, 2019. (Photo: VCG)

Beijing Public Transport implements a snow emergency plan to prepare for potential accidents and other risks. A worker does a security check on the trains to make sure it functions correctly in the snow in Beijing on February 12, 2019. (Photo: VCG)

Snow covered pillars in the Palace Museum. (Photo: Cai Tianyue for People's Daily app)

The Palace Museum in snowfall. (Photo: Cai Tianyue for People's Daily app)

The Palace Museum in snowfall. (Photo: Cai Tianyue for People's Daily app)

Scenery of the Palace Museum in snowfall. (Photo: Cai Tianyue for People's Daily app)