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)