China's Coldest Winter in Decades

A Tree in Jilin, northeast China's Jilin province is left covered by ice on December 8, 2012. (Getty Images)

BEIJING — China is experiencing unusual chills this winter with its national average temperature hitting the lowest in 28 years, and snow and ice have closed highways, canceled flights, stranded tourists and knocked out power in several provinces.

China Meteorological Administration on Friday said the national average was 25 degrees Fahrenheit since late November, the coldest in nearly three decades.