Editor's Note:
The bitter temperatures of Sanjiu, the third of the nine days following the Winter Solstice
that represent the coldest stretch of winter, create the first rime scenes of 2017 at the
Songhua River in Jilin, Northeast China's Jilin Province on January 16.
A woman takes a photo of the frosted foliage at Rime Island in Jilin on January 16. Photo:
CFP 
A tourist walks amid the spectacular rime scenery at Rime Island in Jilin on January 16.
Photo: CFP 
Tourists, unperturbed by the bitterly cold weather, enjoy the first rime scenes of the new
year in Jilin on January 16. Photo: CFP
