Past Snowy Curves and Mountains: Witnessing Change in Scenery via Train

A train passes through Juyong Pass of the Great Wall on the Beijing to Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, line on Nov. 23.

A train passes through Juyong Pass of the Great Wall amid the snowy mountains.

There are currently 6,284 passenger train services running in the country, 60 percent of which are high-speed.

A train passes through Juyong Pass of the Great Wall in Beijing suburb.

The train appears to blend into the snowy surrounding.

The snow falls on the tree branches and twigs.

Small red fruitlets are covered in snow.

The winter season has officially poured its snowflakes all over the capital last week, and with this comes a drastic change in scenery. Beijing and its neighboring areas became white-clad with a generous blanket of snow that stranded people in transportation hubs. But the snow gives more than chill and hassles; there's a tale-like beauty that comes with it. To see this, you might need to board a train to witness the snowscape. But here's a better alternative--outside that train, up above, capturing the panorama of the mountain pass.