Record Snow in Asia

South Korean visitors take pictures in heavy snow at the Changgyunggung Palace in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Thousands of workers in the South Korean capital are battling the city's heaviest snowfall in nine years. The snow has caused massive flight cancellations and seriously snarled road traffic across the Far East.

Workers clear snow at the Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010. Hundreds of flights out of Beijing were delayed or canceled Sunday and highways closed as an unusually heavy snowfall blanketed the Chinese capital.

A South Korean woman walks by vehicles covered by snow in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Thousands of workers in the South Korean capital are battling the city's heaviest snowfall in nine years. The snowfall, which continued through Monday afternoon, was the heaviest in a single day since Korea began conducting meteorological surveys in 1937.

Workers shovel snow off a road in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. China's capital dug out Monday from the weekend's heavy snowstorms, seeking to restore flights and reopen highways and rail lines covered by drifts.

A South Korean worker uses a snow blower to clear away snow in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Thousands of workers in the South Korean capital are battling the city's heaviest snowfall in nine years.

South Korean children play during a heavy snowfall in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010.

South Koreans shovel away snow in front of Duksu Palace in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010.

A visitor walks down on a slippery step despite a warning sign on display at the Jinshan park in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010.

A couple uses an umbrella to shield themselves from the falling snow while walking in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010. Snow blanketed Beijing on Sunday, shutting down highways and forcing the delay or cancellation of scores of flights.

Vehicles in a parking area are all covered with heavy snow in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Thousands of workers in the South Korean capital are battling the city's heaviest snowfall in nine years.