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    The 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival

    Snow and ice has never looked this good. 10,000 workers assembled this frosty village in only 15 days.

  • City of ice
    Visitors tour ice sculptures during a light-up rehearsal ahead of the Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival.
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  • Hauling ice
    Workers pull a giant ice cube out of the frozen Songhua River to make sculptures for the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. Each ice cube weighs about 550 pounds.
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  • Perfecting the sculpture
    A worker polishes an ice sculpture ahead of the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival.
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  • A palace emerges from the ice
    Workers and a crane are seen next to a newly built ice sculpture of a castle ahead of the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival.
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  • More than a snowman
    Visitors walk past a giant snow sculpture ahead of the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival.
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  • Ready to light up the night
    Workers and scaffoldings are seen next to newly built ice sculptures illuminated by colored lights ahead of the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival.
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    Sheng Li / Reuters
  • An icy nod to ancient Rome
    A worker takes a rest while giving the last touches to an ice replica of Rome's Colosseum in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 4, 2014.
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  • An icy slide
    A visitor goes for a ride down an ice slide.
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  • Take a pic
    A tourist snaps a mobile picture in front of a towering ice building.
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  • Freeze frame
    Visitors pose for a picture in front of towering blocks of ice.
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  • Bright lights
    Visitors tour the ice sculptures during a light-up rehearsal ahead of the official opening.
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    Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
  • A cold ride
    Not your average slip and slide: a visitor enjoys his ride. 
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    12 Images

    The 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival

    Snow and ice has never looked this good. 10,000 workers assembled this frosty village in only 15 days.

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  • The 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival
  • City of ice
  • Hauling ice
  • Perfecting the sculpture
  • A palace emerges from the ice
  • More than a snowman
  • Ready to light up the night
  • An icy nod to ancient Rome
  • An icy slide
  • Take a pic
  • Freeze frame
  • Bright lights
  • A cold ride