Visitors take picture with the frozen flowers inside the ice cubes on display at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ...

A view of the Harbin-Dalian high-speed railway, the world's first high-speed railway operating at high latitudes and ...

This woman explored the amazing sights of the famous Harbin Snow and Ice Festival. Xin Yu Tan visited the 25th anniversary of the icey theme park, despite withstanding the -20°C temperatures. The ...

Last winter’s tourism boom made Harbin a top destination for domestic visitors. Now, the northeastern Chinese city known for its annual ice festival and bitter cold is enhancing policies to ...

AP PHOTOS: Making art and fun from the ice, snow and freezing cold in Harbin, China . Jan. 8, 2025 at 10:03 pm Updated Jan. 8, 2025 at 11:02 pm . By . ANDY WONG. The Associated Press.

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.

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 ...

HARBIN, China (AP) — People are ... When I slipped off the slope, the wind was strong and I felt cold. It was very exciting,” said Gong Caiyun, who just came down from the slides.