First snowfall covers Great Wall, Eastern Qing Tombs in Tangshan, Hebei

Tangshan in North China's Hebei province received its first snowfall of the winter over the weekend.

A section of the Great Wall in Zunhua, Tangshan, Hebei province, is covered in snow after the city's first snowfall of the winter. (Photo: China Daily)

After the skies cleared on Sunday, ancient sections of the Great Wall in the cities of Zunhua and Qian'an, together with the Eastern Qing Tombs in Zunhua, lay under fresh snow, presenting a picturesque winter scene.

The Great Wall in Zunhua stretches about 75 kilometers from Hongshankou Pass in the east to near the Eastern Qing Tombs in the west, with existing remains primarily dating to the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).

In Qian'an, the Great Wall runs 45.3 km, also mainly built during the Ming Dynasty. It stretches from Xuliukou Pass in the east to Hongyukou Pass in the west, winding through the Yanshan Mountains in northern Hebei.