A mother and child ride a specially constructed "ice-chair" on the frozen Houhai Lake in Beijing January 15, 2008.
A woman peddles balloons on the frozen Houhai Lake in Beijing January 15, 2008.
A child rides a specially constructed "ice-chair" on the frozen Houhai Lake in Beijing January 15, 2008.
A man plays a traditional Chinese musical instrument called "guzheng" beside the frozen Houhai Lake in Beijing January 15, 2008.
A swimmer dives into Houhai Lake in Beijing January 15, 2008.
Weather bureau forecasts freezing temperature reaching a low of minus 10 degrees Celsius in the Chinese capital.
(Agencies via China Daily January 16, 2008)