A boy arranges flower petals on an icy cold lake in downtown Shanghai yesterday as the city shivered through the coldest day of the winter so far. All districts reported temperatures below zero, with Fengxian the coldest spot at minus 4.6 degrees Celsius. Milder temperatures are forecast today after the cold front weakens and top temperatures will rise to about 12 degrees Celsius with lows near six degrees on Saturday. Cloudy skies are expected today and tomorrow.

(Shanghai Daily January 3, 2008)