Snapshots

Dragon greets new tower: Residents celebrate completion of a drum tower in Sanjiang Dong autonomous county, in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Jan 17. The county, billed as a virtual museum for towers, has more than 200 drum towers, some of which residents can use for meetings or parties. Yang Ming / for China Daily

Snow bucket challenge: "Snow King" Jin Songhao appears to set a new world record as people dump 100 buckets of snow over him in 100 minutes in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on Jan 17. Jin also is the Guinness record holder for the longest ice bath, at 128 minutes. Wang Song / Xinhua

Commuter still life: A collection of sculptures is displayed at the Wangjing South subway station on Beijing's Line 14. Subway operator Beijing MTR invited Chinese sculptor Liu Qing to create the figures based on its passengers. Jiang Dong / China Daily

Fresh fish: Winter fishing kicks off at Bosten Lake, China's largest inland freshwater lake, in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Gou Xiujun / Xinhua

Making room: A worker uses a sledgehammer on a building being demolished in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on Jan 8. Wang He / China Daily