10 Incredible Photos from China's Harbin International Ice Festival
The 30th annual Harbin Ice & Snow World has opened in China's remote Heilongjiang province. Visitors brave sub-zero temperatures to take in the city's massive ice- and snow-carved winter wonderland.
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The famed Hong Kong B Duck even takes part in the wintry celebration.
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Goh Chai Hin/AFP/Getty/NewscomThe festival's theme changes every year. This year's theme is "Global Ice and Snow Dream, World Cartoon Tour".
Goh Chai Hin/AFP/Getty/NewscomVisitors inspect a snow sculpture on display at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo, as part of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival.
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Wang Song Xinhua/Photoshop/NewscomEven stuffed polar bears and other Arctic creatures are on display.
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Kyodo/NewscomThe event kicked off on Saturday with an ice-swimming competition, where more than 500 intrepid swimmers dove into pools carved into the ice.
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