The main festival covers 1 square kilometer (.6 square miles) of the city, with the sculptures using 13,000 cubic meters (460,000 cubic feet) of ice blocks cut mainly from the adjacent Songhua River.

Breathtaking images show the Chinese ice festival ... to become the world’s largest frozen theme park. The Harbin Ice and Snow World festival, based in Heilongjiang, China, opened on December ...

The 41st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival kicked off here on Sunday with the theme "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia." (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei) A visitor poses for photos at the Harbin Ice ...

The 41st China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival kicked off at Harbin Ice ... passengers dressed in different costumes taking photos in cabins sporting different themes," he said.

HARBIN, China (AP) — People are making the best of the freezing weather in northeast China: Sculptors have finely chiseled ice into elaborate structures resembling landmark castles and temples ...

Artists work on a ice sculptures as visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ...