A Frozen Chinese City: Views From The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival

Harbin, China, Jan. 4, 2012
Visitors take pictures of buildings made from blocks of ice for the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, on January 4, 2012. The festival, which features elaborately carved ice sculptures, opens on January 5, and lasts officially for a month.

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