Cold front sweeps nation bringing rain, snow

With cold weather due to affect many parts of China until Tuesday, authorities have enacted travel safety measures.

According to the National Meteorological Center, rain and snow will sweep across most parts of northwestern, northern, central and eastern regions on Monday.

Some places in central and eastern regions will see temperature declines between 4 to 8 C from Sunday to Tuesday. In Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, the temperatures will drop to 9 C on Monday, while on Sunday, the temperature was about 17 C.