Since Jan 22, temperatures have plunged to as low as minus 12 degrees Celsius in central and northeastern China. This picture was taken on the east side of West Lake in Hangzhou in eastern China. /VCG photo

At a dock in Shangdong Province, east China, visitors take photos of a huge ice formation. /VCG photo

Ducks walk on a frozen lake in Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai. /VCG photo

A resident of Xiangyang city, Hubei Province, Central China, takes a photo of frozen water from a leaking solar heater. /VCG photo