Even though temperatures in the city of Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, fell as low as - 47 C (- 52 F), on Jan 19, China's coldest day this winter, some armed soldiers in a frontier detachment were busy making use of the inclement weather to continue with their training, for example, a 5-kilometer run, physical exercise, and team tactics to improve their rapid response capability under extreme conditions. Naturally, their caps and faces were covered with ice.

Soldiers in the local frontier detachment doing baton training, on Jan 19. [Photo/asianewsphoto.com]

Soldiers in Ergun (a county-level city of Hulunbuir) doing physical training in spite of the arctic weather, on Jan 19. [Photo/asianewsphoto.com]

Soldiers in Ergun (a county-level city of Hulunbuir) having team tactics training, on Jan 19.[Photo/asianewsphoto.com]