Workers sprinkle salt to thaw snow and ice on an expressway linking Nanchang and Jiujiang in east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 1, 2008. The local government has been making efforts to insure the arterial route unimpeded. [Xinhua Photo]

A worker sprinkles hot water to thaw snow and ice on a expressway linking Nanchang and Jiujiang in east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 1, 2008. The local government has been making efforts to insure the arterial route unimpeded. [Xinhua Photo]

A worker sprinkles hot water to thaw snow and ice on an expressway linking Nanchang and Jiujiang in east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 1, 2008. The local government has been making efforts to insure the arterial route unimpeded.  [Xinhua Photo]