Cloudy in Beijing Blogging about my time in China

The depths of winter

Beijing has been cold as of late. So cold that I walked over a lake today.

With winter in full force, temperatures in Beijing have sunk to 20 degrees Fahrenheit and lower. Now all the water here is frozen, including the lake at the city's Houhai Park.

For five Chinese dollars you can enter the lake and wander around. For some more money you can also rent these sleighs. I was more worried that the ice would collapse. Only in the movies have I seen people actually walk across a frozen body of water.

Winter in Beijing has been harsh, everything looking dry and sterile. But here in Houhai Park, people were enjoying the weather, or at least the frozen lake.