Temperatures plummeted to below minus 40 degrees Celsius recently in Mohe, China's northernmost county in Heilongjiang Province, with locals and tourists making the most of the freezing temperatures by tossing hot water into the cold air and watching it freeze instantly.

It’s worth the cold, said Tan Jian, a tourist from east China’s Jiangxi province, who specifically traveled to Mohe to witness the spectacle. While there, he took many beautiful photos of the county as well as the phenomenon of turning hot water into snow.