Snowfall began as soon as we reached the hotel. The sight of cottony snowflakes falling from the pitch-dark sky is too surreal an experience to express in words.
Schools were closed for winter vacation in December last year and scheduled to open on March 1. However, the vacations were extended owing to the weather.
The school education department issued an order on Thursday for the start of class work in all government and private schools from March 4. The schools were scheduled to open from March 1 after the schools were closed for winter vacation on November 28, 2023.
Avalanches block roads, stranding both tourists and residents in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, close to border with Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan