Snowstorms sweep across northern China

[beijingwalker]

I think Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia are colder than Heilongjiang

 

[saiyan0321]

Coffee!??

My friend the best cure for cold is SAKE!!!!

And whale meat!

Is vodka more effective or sake ? :p :p

I am a Muslim so if I am ever in the area I guess I will stick to coffee, dark chocolates and whale meat. :p :p

 

[Shotgunner51]

Zhangjiakou (张家口) is going to host a fabulous 2022 Olympics!

 

[LowPost]

Zhangjiakou (张家口) is going to host a fabulous 2022 Olympics!

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As a winter sports fan myself I hope that the 2022 Winter Olympics will give a powerful impetus to develop winter sports, such as alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, biathlon, luge etc. in China.

 

[jamahir]

As a winter sports fan myself I hope that the 2022 Winter Olympics will give a powerful impetus to develop winter sports, such as alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, biathlon, luge etc. in China.

how about this manly activity...

 

[Nilgiri]

Is vodka more effective or sake ? :p :p

I find vodka to be more effective overall.....though Sake has a more pleasant aftertaste.

There is also traditional Mulled wine (German style hot wine with spices) which is quite popular here....of which there are non-alcoholic versions which you may be interested in.

how about this manly activity...

Curling is friggin fun to play (and watch...especially women's curling ). Don't diss it!

 

[Wolfwind]

You've never been to Hokkaido then during winter. It gets really really bad . I've been to Heilongjiang during winter, and as a northerner myself , the winter there is similar to southern Hokkaido.

Excuse me but climate is more accurate because it measures temperatures daily over many, many years.
Your week long anecdotal experience does not disprove that on average, Heilongjiang and much of Northern China is colder than Sapporo.

 

[Nilgiri]

Your week long anecdotal experience does not disprove that on average, Heilongjiang and much of Northern China is colder than Sapporo.

I would have to agree. The closer you get to Siberia and the further landlocked you become, the colder it gets. The same thing happens here in Canada....even the Great Lakes have quite a moderating effect....and the Oceans a much more appreciable one.

However snow is another matter altogether. I have noticed there is a sweet spot between distance to coastline and frigidity of the location. If you are too far inland, you don't get that much snow because little precipitation really makes it there (other than the really major systems which are hit and miss and a coin flip for the most part)......compared to being somewhat nearer (but not too near) a major source of water where weather patterns can keep recharging their carrying of precipitation and thus snow.

Snow to me actually makes the weather "warmer" on the whole compared to open tundra-like weather....where snow-less wind will cut you like a knife.

 

[waz]

Stay safe brothers! All the best to China.

 

[Wolfwind]

I would have to agree. The closer you get to Siberia and the further landlocked you become, the colder it gets. The same thing happens here in Canada....even the Great Lakes have quite a moderating effect....and the Oceans a much more appreciable one.

However snow is another matter altogether. I have noticed there is a sweet spot between distance to coastline and frigidity of the location. If you are too far inland, you don't get that much snow because little precipitation really makes it there (other than the really major systems which are hit and miss and a coin flip for the most part)......compared to being somewhat nearer (but not too near) a major source of water where weather patterns can keep recharging their carrying of precipitation and thus snow.

Snow to me actually makes the weather "warmer" on the whole compared to open tundra-like weather....where snow-less wind will cut you like a knife.

Yes you could be right in that snow makes the weather "warmer", given that snow can act as an insulator, which is why people built igloos rather than just sleeping in the open cold. Perhaps someone here with more insight can confirm this speculation though.

 

[Nilgiri]

Yes you could be right in that snow makes the weather "warmer", given that snow can act as an insulator, which is why people built igloos rather than just sleeping in the open cold. Perhaps someone here with more insight can confirm this speculation though.

Thats the basic reason yes.

Also depends on the basic system causing/bringing the snow. If its a warm front mixing with the existing cold front, the snow always makes everything feel warmer since its actually physically warmer than the cold air. I'm talking when its -20 C and below that is.

If its just a blizzard coming in from the polar regions to begin with, then not so much. But where I am, it tends to be more of the former (thankfully).

But yes I can vouch for the insulative nature of snow....I was out once in Manitoba and I got to experience making and resting in a snow cave on a particularly long exhausting trek with a buddy and guide. Its basically an underground version of an igloo when the snow is still soft enough to be dug but compact enough to hold. Inside it got nice and warm just from my body heat....while it was -40 or more severe outside.

 

[TaiShang]

Coffee!??

My friend the best cure for cold is SAKE!!!!

And whale meat!

Chicken (or duck) soup with ginger.

That's the favorite here in cold days.

Better yet, a hot pot ( 火锅 ) .

 

[Aepsilons]

Chicken (or duck) soup with ginger.

That's the favorite here in cold days.

Better yet, a hot pot ( 火锅 ) .

Haha, 火锅 sounds about right !

Anyways here's a place I go to regulaly especially during winter months! Noboribetsu!

Yes, yes!

 

[Nilgiri]

Its already at hot pot/ sake weather here already....temperature is already - 8 C outside lol.

I made a spicy bitter melon curry yesterday and the GF was not happy about it coz she doesn't like bitter melon and I smoked up the whole house with that glorious choking heat hehe. It sure hit the spot for me though haha!

 

[Shotgunner51]

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