Trees coated with ice turn mountains in Qingdao, Shandong province, into a serene world. [Photo by Xu Yuexue and Dong Zhigang/For chinadaily.com.cn]

As a cold front sent temperatures plummeting in recent days, ice formed on fruit and leaves in Xiaozhushan Mountain in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong province.

The icy trees turned the mountain area into a serene world.