Rime forms on the trunk and branches of a tree, captured in Ningqiang county, Shaanxi Province on January 8. /VCG Photo

A street vendor’s steamer provides warmth for the hands and stomach in Harbin on Janauary 10 in northern China’s Heilongjiang Province where temperatures have dropped to minus 29 Celsius. /VCG Photo

Heavy snow blankets Enshi in southern China’s Hubei Province, snapping electricity poles and cutting power to local communities. An electrician examines the damage on January 8. /VCG Photo

Armed police officers patrol Tiananmen Square, Beijing in thick clothing on January 10. Days of windy weather have brought clear skies as well as freezing temperatures to the capital city of China. /VCG Photo

Cyclists batten down with essential winter gear in Shanghai, January 10. Cycling, with either bicycles or motorbikes, remains a predominant way of commuting in China in spite of expanding demands for autos./VCG Photo

Blending into the white screen of snow, wild swans pose on a lake in Weihai in eastern China’s Shandong Province on January 10. /VCG Photo

The budding wintersweet is on its way to a full blossom with a faint hue of yellowness that’s become a sight for sore eyes in Hangzhou, eastern China’s Zhejiang Province, January 10. VCG Photo