70-year-old man loves his icy-cold river swims
China Daily
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Zhang Dewu swims in the Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, as temperatures dropped below -10 C recently. [Photo by Zhang Qingyun/for chinadaily.com.cn]
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Zhang Dewu swims in the Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, as temperatures dropped below -10 C recently. [Photo by Zhang Qingyun/for chinadaily.com.cn]
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Before diving into the icy river, Zhang Dewu does some warm-up exercises, including dousing his body with room-temperature water. [Photo by Zhang Qingyun/for chinadaily.com.cn]
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Zhang Dewu swims in the Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, as temperatures dropped below -10 C recently. [Photo by Zhang Qingyun/for chinadaily.com.cn]