Dare you plunge into the chilly water in winter? Swimmers aging from 20 to 88 swim almost every day in the Yellow River, despite the low temperature.
LANZHOU, Dec. 26, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Freezing coldness, torrential waters, underwater currents......
Winter swimmers plunge into the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, in spite of all the challenges. Most of the swimmers are from Lanzhou Winter Swimming Association. They swim almost every day in the Yellow River, also known as the mother river of China. According to the association, its members have reached almost 400 now.
Members of the association have saved more than 200 lives from the river in the association's 30-year-long history.
Feng Kanghe washes himself after a swim in the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 20, 2019. (Xinhua/He Changshan)
Zhang Minjie washes himself after a swim in the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 20, 2019. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)
Shi Jincheng (L), 72-year-old, enjoys snacks and hot tea while listening to folk music and talking to his friend after swimming in the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 21, 2019. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)
A winter swimmer swims in the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 20, 2019. (Xinhua/He Changshan)
Zhao Xipu(Front) smiles while swimming in the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 19, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
A winter swimmer sets up timing with his watch before swimming in the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 20, 2019. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)
Madame Li Yanru swims in the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 19, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Li Yong splashes himself after a swim in the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 18, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Zhou Hanying, 83-year-old, swims in the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 20, 2019. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)
Zhao Ziyin juggles rocks to warm himself after swimming in the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 20, 2019. (Xinhua/He Changshan)
Zhao Xipu swims in the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 18, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Zhang Minjie swims in the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 18, 2019. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)
Citizens watch winter swimmers on the bank of the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 20, 2019. (Xinhua/He Changshan)
Winter swimmers go into the Yellow River for a swim in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 18, 2019. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)
Meng Meng checks the water temperature with a thermometer before swimming in the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 20, 2019. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)
Winter swimmers splash themselves after a swim in the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 21, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
