A snowplow clears a thick layer of snow on the road in north China's Inner Mongolia on Sunday, November 28, 2010. The heavy snow closed roads, cut off communication networks and caused a shortage of forage grass in pastures. [CRIENGLISH.com] 

Herdsmen collect forage grass after a heavy snowfall in north China's Inner Mongolia on Sunday, November 28, 2010. The heavy snow closed roads, cut off communication networks and caused a shortage of forage grass in pastures. [CRIENGLISH.com]