Beijing’s largest natural ice rink covering a total area of 300,000 square meters opens in the Summer Palace on Monday. Photo: VCG

Parents ride carts with their kids at the ice rink on Monday. The ice rink has been divided into two areas, providing diverse ice activities such as skating and ice bike riding. Photo: VCG

Visitors jump on the ice rink for photos on Monday. Photo: VCG

A woman and a kid ride ice carts Saturday at the ice rink in the Yuanmingyuan Park in Beijing. Seven municipal ice rinks and four snow resorts in Beijing are now open to the public, according to Zhang Yahong, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Administration Center of Parks. Photo: Yi Haifei/China News Service, VCG

Visitors ride carts that look like sled with stuffed dog figures placed in front at the ice rink in the Yuanmingyuan Park on Saturday. Yi Haifei/China News Service, VCG

People play on the frozen Bayi Lake, a popular skating spot in Beijing on Sunday. Photo: VCG

Children practice skating on the frozen Yongding River Diversion Canal near the Yuyuantan Park in Beijing on Saturday. Photo: VCG

Residents play on a frozen lake Saturday in Chaoyang Park in Beijing. Photo: VCG

An overview of the natural ice rink in the Summer Palace, which can accommodate 4,000 people. Photo: VCG

The ice rink in the Summer Palace turns orange during sunset on Monday. Photo: VCG