Downstream of the Hukou Waterfall freezes due to ice floe buildup(1/6)

This photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 shows ice floes accumulate downstream of the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in Jixian County, Shanxi Province, as prolonged cold weather intensifies ice run in the Jinshan Canyon. (Drone photo: By Lyu Guiming / For China News Service)

The buildup of drifting ice leads to river freezing downstream of the waterfall, marking the first ice-run-induced freeze of the winter season.

Visitors take photos of the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in Jixian County, Shanxi Province, as prolonged cold weather intensifies ice run in the Jinshan Canyon, Jan. 21, 2026. (Drone photo: By Lyu Guiming / For China News Service)

This photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 shows ice floes accumulate downstream of the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in Jixian County, Shanxi Province, as prolonged cold weather intensifies ice run in the Jinshan Canyon. (Drone photo: By Lyu Guiming / For China News Service)

This photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 shows ice floes accumulate downstream of the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in Jixian County, Shanxi Province, as prolonged cold weather intensifies ice run in the Jinshan Canyon. (Drone photo: By Lyu Guiming / For China News Service)

This photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 shows ice floes accumulate downstream of the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in Jixian County, Shanxi Province, as prolonged cold weather intensifies ice run in the Jinshan Canyon. (Drone photo: By Lyu Guiming / For China News Service)

This photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 shows ice floes accumulate downstream of the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in Jixian County, Shanxi Province, as prolonged cold weather intensifies ice run in the Jinshan Canyon. (Drone photo: By Lyu Guiming / For China News Service)