Originally Posted by
samplat
Is Dec/Jan a decent time (I know it's not the best) to visit Beijing to do some sightseeing (Great wall, forbidden city, ming tombs, etc.) or is it too cold? Tempratures listed by weather.com seem cold but tolerable but I don't know if other factors such as wind, snow, pollution would make it difficult.
Wind, snow, overcast, rain, pollution..but 17 million people seem to endure
Beijing winters without too much problem.