Northern China is experiencing extreme cold this week, with temperatures lower than minus 43 degrees Fahrenheit measured in Heilongjiang Province. The province was under an orange alert, the second highest of the country's alerts, Monday through Wednesday because of the dangerous temperatures, according to local news site, Ecns.cn. Locations in Hebei Province, including Shijiazhuang, were under a blue alert on Wednesday.

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People from Hulunbuir in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to Mohe City, China's northernmost city, took selfies of freezing eyelashes, eyebrows and hair as the temperatures plummeted. Tourists from southern China ventured north to see snow and experience the extreme cold. 

South China Morning Post reported that the cold caused frost fogs, dropping visibility to less than 328 feet in Mohe City.

According to the provincial observatory forecast, the cold spell is likely to last in the region until Friday, and "may have a negative impact on local agriculture, transportation and logistics sectors," xinhuanet.com reported.

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