_____________________________.China's National Meteorological Center issued an orange alert Sunday, predicting (that) heavy snow will also hit central and eastern parts of Inner Mongolia and in the northern provinces surrounding Beijing through Tuesday. The official Xinhua news agency said that by Sunday morning, Beijing had received an average daily precipitation of over 58 millimeters, the highest daily total for any cold season since 1951. Xinhua said the west of Beijing has received mainly blizzards, while the city's eastern urban areas have been lashed with freezing rain and snow.中国国家气象中心于周日发布橙色预警,预计大雪还将在周二侵袭内蒙古中东部地区以及北京周边的北部省份. 据官方媒体新华社报道,截至周日早晨,北京的日平均降雪量已超过58毫米,创1951年以来的历史新高.新华社报道还称,暴雪的袭击范围主要集中在北京市西部,东部地区则遭受寒冷的雨夹雪的侵袭. I'm Marti Johnson, VOA News, Washington, more news at voanews.com.这里是Marti Johnson在华盛顿为您报道.有关更多新闻,欢迎访问voanews.com.