Temperatures plummet 20C in northern China

A cold front has brought dramatic temperature drops to the northern regions of China.

A cold front has brought dramatic temperature drops to the northern regions of China.

North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin are seeing falls of up to 20 degrees Celsius. In Harbin, the highest temperature is just 5 degrees Celsius. And the lowest in many cities is below zero. Heilongjiang's Mohe has seen some heavy snowfall this season already.

The cold front is however a bringer of good news as it's driving away the smog that's been lingering in the north for several days. Air pollution has been easing gradually since Monday afternoon.

The cold will also creep down into the southern and eastern regions, with temperature falls of up to 10 degrees Celsius, along with bouts of rain.