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 Large parts of China brace for winter cold snap 
(Xinhua/CFP) 
 
Updated: 2008-12-05 11:17 
 Vehicles travel on the street as heavy snow falls in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, December 4, 2008. Vast areas from north to central China are experiencing a rare strong cold wave front in recent years, which have forced 26 provinces and municipalities to issue cold weather alerts.[Xinhua]  |