A vehicle clears the snow of Beijing-Zhuhai expressway in Hengyang City, east China's Hunan Province, on February 1, 2008. A heavy snow hit the city on Friday and nearly 10,000 people were mobilized to sweep snow to ensure normal life and road traffic.

Local villagers clear the snow of an expressway near Maoye Village, Xiangjiang Township of Hengyang City, east China's Hunan Province, on February 1, 2008.

(Xinhua News Agency February 3, 2008)