A total of 500 winter swimming enthusiasts gathered together in Changchun, capital city of Jilin province, to participate in a special football game on Dec 31, 2014.

The game requires all the players in swimsuits to play on a snow-covered field.

One female player of the Henan team scores a penality kick, earning cheers from the crowd. [Photo by Zhang Anneng/ chinajilin.com.cn]

The organizer of the game was the Changchun bureau of sports, which invited winter swimming fans from many provinces of China, including Henan, Jiangsu and Liaoning.

The Liaoning team scores a penalty goal, getting the players excited. [Photo by Zhang Anneng/ chinajilin.com.cn]