Winter Swimming in Beijing

There are many brave people gathering at Houhai in Beijing.

They swim in the lake all the year round.

The butterfly stroke in the glacier lake and the boom of the ancient city in the cold winter. 

I often take a walk around the lake in the morning of summer and the dusk in autumn. Normally, Houhai is listed as one of the hottest spot for Beijing package tour.

Every time I see these guys swimming in the lake, I admire them spontaneously.

The standard breaststroke

They jump into the lake one by one

He washes his face with iced water, which the adaptable warm-up.

There is no cold expression on his face.

Winter swimming can makes rejuvenation.

The only female hero in them, such as a lotus flower, leaves the red back.

The following are the whole process of the old man who is ready for the swim.

He begins to take off clothes, and doesn’t adapt to the cold weather. It seems that he is a little bit fear of that.

The warm up lasts for about 5 or 6 minutes.

Glittering ice and cold lake, his passion is burning and struggling to fight.

Standing naked in the sun of cold winter and bathing the cold wind, they could smile so brilliantly.

It is not enough, and he washes his body with iced water.

He fights the iced water at his utmost like a dragon.

The man jumps into the lake, and he shows me what a real hero looks like.

The water is cold while the heart is hot. He proceeds without hesitation.

A journey on the icy lake is a big feast in his life.

The old man doesn’t afraid of cold, having a good swim like a mischievous guy. 

The glacier lake is full of ice. The warrior carves out a way for his companions using slippers incredibly.

There is another place for swimming at Houhai.

It’s like a fire in winter which lit people’s passion. Perhaps, of you take China tour Beijing you will also find similar destinations where people enjoying winter swim.

They feel cold but happy, while we feel cold but excited.