Heating supply starts earlier to deal with sharp drop in temperature in north China

A worker checks the operation of a boiler at a heating company in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 10, 2022. Heating supply starts earlier this year as a response to deal with a sharp drop in temperature in Hohhot. (Xinhua/Bei He)

Workers check gas pipelines at a heating company in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 10, 2022. Heating supply starts earlier this year as a response to deal with a sharp drop in temperature in Hohhot. (Xinhua/Bei He)

A worker checks the operation of boilers at a heating company in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 10, 2022. Heating supply starts earlier this year as a response to deal with a sharp drop in temperature in Hohhot. (Xinhua/Bei He)

Workers monitor the operation of boilers at a heating company in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 10, 2022. Heating supply starts earlier this year as a response to deal with a sharp drop in temperature in Hohhot. (Xinhua/Wang Zecong)

A worker monitors the operation of heating system at a heating company in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 10, 2022. Heating supply starts earlier this year as a response to deal with a sharp drop in temperature in Hohhot. (Xinhua/Bei He)

Heating system operates at a heating company in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 10, 2022. Heating supply starts earlier this year as a response to deal with a sharp drop in temperature in Hohhot. (Xinhua/Bei He)