Photo taken on Jan 7 shows the unique icy scenery of Shiquetan Beach in Qingdao, Shandong province after a strong cold wave. [Photo/IC]

Stones are blanketed in a thick layer of ice along Shiquetan Beach in Qingdao, Shandong province due to the freezing weather on Jan 7. [Photo/IC]

Shiquetan Beach in Qingdao, Shandong province is covered in ice on Jan 7. [Photo/IC]

A man watches the sunrise at Shiquetan Beach in Qingdao, Shandong province on Jan 7. [Photo/IC]

The coast of Qingdao, Shandong province is covered in ice due to a strong cold wave. [Photo/IC]

The ice-covered Shiquetan Beach in Qingdao is bathed in morning light. [Photo/IC]