Every year, in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, the city of Harbin hosts the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, which features massive ice and snow sculptures—and attracts more than 1 million visitors. At night, the sculptures are colorfully illuminated and visitors can climb and play on some of the structures. This year, the 35th-annual festival opened on January 5, and will run through the end of February.
Photos of the 2019 Harbin Ice and Snow Festival
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Read moreTourists visit illuminated ice sculptures at Ice and Snow World park on January 5, 2019, in Harbin, China. #
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Read moreChinese workers use a machine to cut large blocks of ice that will be used to make ice sculptures from the frozen Songhua River in preparation for the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival on December 20, 2018, in Harbin, China. #
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Read moreA team of Chinese workers pulls a large block of ice that will be used in to make ice sculptures from the frozen Songhua River on December 20, 2018. For weeks before the festival, hired workers collect and transport nearly 200,000 cubic meters (261,500 cubic yards) of ice to the site. The blocks weigh up to 700 kilograms (1,545 pounds) each. #
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Read moreChinese laborers work to finish large ice sculptures in preparation for the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival on December 22, 2018. #
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Read moreIce sculptures are seen during daylight at the annual ice festival in Harbin on January 7, 2019. #
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Read moreWorkers carve the main sculpture ahead of the Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Exposition on December 19, 2018. The snow sculpture is 33 meters high and more than 100 meters long. #
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Read moreSnow sculptures under construction on December 22, 2018 #
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Read moreTourists visit the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Art Expo on January 5, 2019. #
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Read moreTourists visit Harbin Sun Island park on January 5, 2019. #
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Read moreA couple walk between snowmen on Songhua River, which displays 2,019 snowmen as part of the annual ice festival, on January 4, 2019. #
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Read moreVisitors walk around ice sculptures during the annual ice festival in Harbin on January 7, 2019. #
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Read moreVisitors look at a snow sculpture in Harbin on January 4, 2019. #
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Read moreA winter swimmer wearing colorful wings prepares for a dive to mark the upcoming new year on December 31, 2018, in Harbin. #
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Read moreA participant swims in the icy water during an international winter-swimming match on January 5, 2019. #
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Read moreIce sculptures stand ready for visitors, photographed on January 4, 2019. #
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Read moreIlluminated ice sculptures are seen during the opening day of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, on January 5, 2019. #
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Read moreVisitors ride a slide in front of ice sculptures on January 7, 2019. #
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Read moreThe sun reflects off ice sculptures at Ice and Snow World park on December 23, 2018. #
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Read moreVisitors stand in front of ice sculptures illuminated by colored lights in Harbin on January 4, 2019. #
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Read moreTourists watch fireworks on January 5, 2019, in Harbin, China. #
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Read moreAn aerial view of fireworks exploding near illuminated ice sculptures during the opening of the 35th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival on January 5, 2019. #
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Read moreIlluminated ice sculptures, photographed on January 7, 2019 #
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Read moreVisitors walk among huge ice sculptures in Harbin on January 6, 2019. #
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Read moreTourists visit illuminated ice sculptures on January 5, 2019. #
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Read moreAn aerial view of ice sculptures and visitors at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival on January 7, 2019. #
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Read moreTourists take selfies at the Ice and Snow World park on January 5, 2019. #
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Read moreTourists play among illuminated ice sculptures on January 5, 2019. #
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Read moreTourists slide down illuminated ice slides on opening day, January 5, 2019. #
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Read moreA gentoo penguin walks down an ice slide during a promotional event for the annual ice festival in Harbin on January 6, 2019. #
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Read moreTourists walk among illuminated ice sculptures during the opening day of the 35th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, on January 5, 2019, in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. #
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