A tourist enjoys the snow at the Palace Museum, better known as the Forbidden City, in Beijing, Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Heavy snow, the first major snowfall to hit the Chinese capital this winter, covered much of Beijing on Tuesday, representing the first snowfall in the "Year of the Pig." [Photo: IC]"

A man rides an electric scooter amid a heavy snowfall which hit Beijing on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. [Photo: VCG]"

Scene showing the Palace Museum, better known as the Forbidden City, amid the first snowfall for the "Year of the Pig" in Beijing on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. [Photo: IC]"

Tourists visit the Palace Museum, better known as the Forbidden City, in the snow in Beijing on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. [Photo: IC]"

Scene showing the Palace Museum, better known as the Forbidden City, amid the first snowfall for the "Year of the Pig" in Beijing on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. [Photo: Xinhua]"

Scene showing the Palace Museum, better known as the Forbidden City, amid the first snowfall for the "Year of the Pig" in Beijing on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. [Photo: Xinhua]"

Bullet trains continue to run, even as a heavy snow falls in Beijing on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. [Photo: VCG]"

Bullet trains continue to run, even as a heavy snow falls in Beijing on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. [Photo: VCG]"

Aerial photo taken on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 shows a snowy view of Yudu Mountain in Yanqing District, a rural suburb in northwestern Beijing. Yanqing is one of three sites which will play host to events during the 2022 Winter Olympics. [Photo: Xinhua]"

Aerial photo taken on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 shows a snowy view of Yudu Mountain in Yanqing District, a rural suburb in northwestern Beijing. Yanqing is one of three sites which will play host to events during the 2022 Winter Olympics. [Photo: Xinhua]"