A child wearing a mask is seen in the snow in Genhe, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 12, 2010. Temperature in Genhe hit as low as minus 45 degrees Celsius on Sunday, according to local meteorological authorities. A sharp temperature drop of more than ten degrees Celsius, caused by recent cold snaps, was recorded in the city.[Xinhua]

A mother and her child plays in the snow in Genhe, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 12, 2010. Temperature in Genhe hit as low as minus 45 degrees Celsius on Sunday, according to local meteorological authorities. A sharp temperature drop of more than ten degrees Celsius, caused by recent cold snaps, was recorded in the Inner Mongolian city.[Xinhua]