The Hukou Waterfalls scenic area on the Yellow River in Linfen, North China’s Shanxi province, was closed on Wednesday as the freezing weather caused ice floes. Photo: VCG

A resident stands next to an ice-covered moon statue in Yantai, East China’s Shandong province, on Wednesday. Days of cold weather caused the temperature to drop well below 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) in the city. Photo: VCG

People on Wednesday visit the ice and snow-covered sea shore in Qinghuangdao, North China’s Hebei province. Photo: VCG

A person walks through the ice-covered Tuoshan Paishi scenic area Tuesday in Dalian’s Wafangdian in Northeast China’s Liaoning province. Photo: VCG

A man wears a balaclava to keep out the cold in Shenyang, Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on Tuesday. The temperature dropped to -23 degrees Celsius (-9.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in some areas of the city that day. Photo: VCG

A sanitation worker shovels snow on a street in Weihai, Shandong, on Tuesday. Photo: VCG

Snow covers Longwangshan nature reserve Tuesday in Anji county in East China’s Zhejiang province. Photo: VCG

A road in the Mount Taibai area in Northwest China’s Shaanxi province was closed on Tuesday due to snow. Photo: VCG