Harbin ice and snow sculpture festival – in pictures
The Harbin international ice and snow sculpture festival consists of three theme parks: Sun Island international snow sculpture art expo, Harbin ice and snow world and Zhaolin Park ice lantern fair. The festival has been held since 1963. It was interrupted for a number of years during the Cultural Revolution but resumed in 1985
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The 19th Harbin ice and snow world covers 800,000 sq metres
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Snow Wonderland, a 3D snow-light show
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People visit the ice sculptures
Photograph: Wu Hong/EPA
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Workers carve the main sculpture, ‘Snow song Winter Olympics’
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A view of ice buildings and sculptures in Harbin, which is in north-east China’s Heilongjiang province
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Preparation for the 34th Harbin international ice and snow festival
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An ice sculpture competition. Fourteen teams from China and abroad participated in the contest
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Tourists visit the snow sculpture art expo to celebrate the new year
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Tourists visit illuminated ice sculptures
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Snow Wonderland
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Illuminated ice
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About 180,000 cubic metres of ice and 150,000 cubic metres of snow were used to build the Harbin ice and snow world.
Photograph: Wu Hong/EPA
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Contestants carve ice sculptures
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Tourists enjoy spectacular ice and snow sculptures
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Visitors attend a 3D light show
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