People look like small specks against a blanket of white at the Forbidden City after heavy snow in Beijing, Dec 30, 2006. [Photo/VCG]

As Beijing welcomed its first snow on Monday, social media was flooded with frosty scenes of the Chinese capital. So what did the city look like in snow several years ago when social media was not as developed as today? These photos, taken by Reuters photographer Jason Lee, will give you an insight. Take a look.