Amazing Ice & Snow Festival!!!

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    26th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival


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    Fireworks light up the sky behind an ice sculpture during the 26th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival at a park in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China.
    Aly Song / Reuters


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    A woman slides down an ice slide at the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. The festival has been held every year since 1985.
    Ng Han Guan / AP


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    Fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even an Egyptian Sphynx, all carved from ice, are among the sights at this year's festival.
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    Visitors look at an ice sculpture, as fireworks are lit in the background, during the 26th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival.
    Aly Song / Reuters


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    The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival is a month-long celebration, and begins in December or January. In this photo, visitors walk by a few of the thousands of sculptures.
    Aly Song / Reuters


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    Travelers who want to see the festival in person should take precautions. Temperatures in February drop as low as -30 degrees (Celcius).
    Aly Song / Reuters


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    Visitors to Harbin's popular ice and snow festival should should dress in layers -- and don't be surprised if you're digital camera acts up because of the cold weather.
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    The buildings seen at Harbin's annual snow festival celebrating snow and ice are made from blocks of ice.
    Ng Han Guan / AP


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    Each year, artists, ice sculpture experts and fans in general, hailing from America, Canada, Japan, Russia and beyond, make their way to see the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival.
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    The annual festival goes beyond just beautiful ice sculptures. Sporting events, such as ice skating and sledding, have grown in popularity during the month-long celebration.
    Aly Song / Reuters


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    Harbin's well-known festival celebrating snow and ice attracts hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world. Harbin is the capital city of China's Hellongiang Province.
    Aly Song / Reuters


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    The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival covers about 600,000 square meters and is broken into two major areas -- a southern region for sightseeing, and a northern region that offers skiing and a large entertainment area.
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    The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, hosted for the 26th consecutive year, is one of the most popular local celebrations in China and one of the world's largest ice and snow spectacles.
    Sheng Li / Reuters


    :shocked:
    Can you believe they are all made of blocks of ice??? :baffled:
    Amazing!!!
    :yes:
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