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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 149 (from laksa031)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa149.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical, ml_categories_json AS ml_categories_json, ml_types_json AS ml_types_json, ml_intent_types_json AS ml_intent_types_json, meta_language AS meta_language, attrs_author AS attrs_author, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_publish_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_original_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_original_publish_time, ifNull(attrs_is_republished, 0) AS attrs_is_republished, ifNull(attrs_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_nr_words, ifNull(attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, ifNull(body_ext_links_number, 0) AS body_ext_links_number, ifNull(body_int_links_number, 0) AS body_int_links_number, ifNull(meta_nofollow, 0) AS meta_nofollow, ifNull(meta_noarchive, 0) AS meta_noarchive, ifNull(props_was_rendered, 0) AS props_was_rendered, ifNull(src_redirect, \'\') AS src_redirect, ifNull(download_time_msec, 0) AS download_time_msec, ifNull(download_ttfb_msec, 0) AS download_ttfb_msec, ifNull(download_size, 0) AS download_size FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://apnews.com/article/ice-sculptures-harbin-china-photos-b476a5dd51c3f9e3fd5d6b0f5a7e04b5\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://apnews.com/article/ice-sculptures-harbin-china-photos-b476a5dd51c3f9e3fd5d6b0f5a7e04b5\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ice-sculptures-harbin-china-photos-b476a5dd51c3f9e3fd5d6b0f5a7e04b5","crawl_time":1776677235,"first_indexed_time":1736402814,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,apnews!\/article\/ice-sculptures-harbin-china-photos-b476a5dd51c3f9e3fd5d6b0f5a7e04b5 s443","src_root_hash":"13170802201813479149","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Making art and fun from the ice, snow and freezing cold in Harbin, China | AP News","meta_descriptions":["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, and visitors are appreciating the artwork."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]\nUpdated 7:10 AM GMT, January 9, 2025\nHARBIN, 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, and visitors are appreciating the artwork and the excitement of ice slides and other attractions at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World.\nThe ice sculpture festival is a major tourist draw for the former industrial center that still boasts of its proximity to Russia with Tsarist-era architecture found nowhere else in China.\nVisitors tour by the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors tour by the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors take souvenir pictures with the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nThe riverside site features dozens of giant artworks like the Taj Mahal of India, the Osaka Castle of Japan, and Beijing’s own Temple of Heaven, all carved from clear blocks of ice.\n“The ice sculpture looks exactly the same (as the Temple of the Heaven), said Jin Yiting, who was visiting with her parents from Shanghai to enjoy the wintry contrast with central and southern China. “I touched the ice cube and its texture is very good. It’s translucent. It looks elegant when the sunlight passes through.”\nVisitors take pictures with 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)\nVisitors take pictures with 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)\nAnother visitor, Song Shukun, who was pushing his girlfriend in a doughnut-shaped sled, said the ice blocks offered insights into how such structures are assembled.\n“We can see the internal structure of the ice. The way they are arrayed and the way they touch remind me of the bricks of the Great Wall (of China),” Song said.\nThe 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. There are satellite parks elsewhere in Harbin.\nAn aerial view shows visitors tour at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Olivia Zhang)\nAn aerial view shows visitors tour at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Olivia Zhang)\n“When I come here seeing all the ice sculptures and snow, it’s just so wow,” said Gu Junyan of Henan province which sees little snow.\nIce slides, with the longest ones reaching 521 meters (1,710 feet), are a key attraction, with visitors waiting almost an hour to get their chance. “At the beginning it was kind of steady. 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.\nVisitors ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nA man slides down blocks of ice at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin in China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nA man slides down blocks of ice at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin in China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nWhile carved features include famous architecture and figures from Western and Chinese mythology, carvers prefer to keep things simple for maximum effect, said artist Andreu Aleas.\n“We don’t want to do a lot of details, but just to play with the size, and these lines, very clean, plain. Because (with) the snow, sometimes it’s difficult to appreciate the details. Because everything is white. So we decided to do this kind of fine artwork with just some lines and planes and some curves,” Aleas said.\nAn artist works on a snow sculpture during the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nAn artist works on a snow sculpture during the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nAn artist is reflected on an iron as he works on an ice block during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nAn artist is reflected on an iron as he works on an ice block during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors eat foods as a woman poses for a photo with the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors eat foods as a woman poses for a photo with the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors line-up to hit a giant drum against the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors line-up to hit a giant drum against the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nAn artist works on an ice sculpture during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nAn artist works on an ice sculpture during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors line-up to ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors line-up to ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors take selfie with 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)\nVisitors take selfie with 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)\nVisitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors tour near a giant snow sculpture near a thermometer on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors tour near a giant snow sculpture near a thermometer on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors gather to take picture of a giant snowman on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\nVisitors gather to take picture of a giant snowman on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n___\nAssociated Press video producers Olivia Zhang and Caroline Chen contributed to this report.","attrs_markdown":"[Enable accessibility](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ice-sculptures-harbin-china-photos-b476a5dd51c3f9e3fd5d6b0f5a7e04b5)\n\n[![AP Logo](https:\/\/assets.apnews.com\/19\/66\/bc546486408c8595f01753a9fbeb\/ap-logo-176-by-208.svg)](https:\/\/apnews.com\/)\n\nMenu\n\n- [World](https:\/\/apnews.com\/world-news)\n  \n  SECTIONS\n  \n  [Iran war](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/iran) [Russia-Ukraine war](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine) [Español](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/noticias) [China](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/china) [Asia Pacific](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/asia-pacific) [Latin America](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/latin-america) [Europe](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/europe) [Africa](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/africa)\n  \n  TOP STORIES\n  \n  - [US Navy seizes an Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz and Tehran vows swift response](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-iran-war-israel-hormuz-19-april-2026-0a637f98d588930f195f61cffe07d4f3)\n  - [Carney says Canada's economic ties with US are a weakness that must be corrected](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/canada-carney-economic-ties-us-cbf3bc6cbfde27cfae7d85602126785a)\n  - [Fauna y vegetación en el paisaje radiactivo de Chernóbil muestran la resiliencia de la naturaleza](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ucrania-chernobil-naturaleza-radiacion-guerra-caballos-54eea1c73d638c19a45565fe607d3f28)\n  \n  Newsletters\n  \n  [The Morning Wire Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day.](https:\/\/apnews.com\/newsletters?id=Morning+Wire+Subscribers)\n  \n  [The Afternoon Wire Get caught up on what you may have missed throughout the day.](https:\/\/apnews.com\/newsletters?id=Afternoon+Wire)\n  \n  [See All Newsletters](https:\/\/apnews.com\/newsletters)\n- [U.S.](https:\/\/apnews.com\/us-news)\n  \n  SECTIONS\n  \n  [Immigration](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/immigration) [Weather](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/weather) [Education](https:\/\/apnews.com\/education) [Transportation](https:\/\/apnews.com\/us-news\/transportation) [Abortion](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/abortion) [LGBTQ+](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/lgbtq) [Notable Deaths](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/obituaries)\n  \n  TOP STORIES\n  \n  - [Man kills 7 of his children plus another child in shooting in Louisiana neighborhood](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/shreveport-mass-shooting-louisiana-15098626d4c868b2bbc8a957a6a6ead8)\n  - [LIVE Louisiana father fatally shoots 7 of his children, another child in attack at house, police say](https:\/\/apnews.com\/live\/louisiana-shooting-2026)\n  - [3 students, 2 others shot along nightlife district near the University of Iowa, authorities say](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iowa-shooting-university-students-4a33f0fe1e40b70b5171f4f6892483d2)\n  \n  Newsletters\n  \n  [The Morning Wire Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day.](https:\/\/apnews.com\/newsletters?id=Morning+Wire+Subscribers)\n  \n  [See All Newsletters](https:\/\/apnews.com\/newsletters)\n  \n  AP QUIZZES\n  \n  [Test Your News I.Q. — take today’s quiz](https:\/\/apnews.com\/quizzes)\n- [Politics](https:\/\/apnews.com\/politics)\n  \n  SECTIONS\n  \n  [2026 Elections](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/elections) [Election Results](https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/elections-2026\/) [Election calendar](https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/elections-2026\/calendar\/) [White House](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump) [Congress](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/congress) [Supreme Court](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/us-supreme-court) [The latest AP-NORC polls](https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/polling-tracker\/) [Ground Game](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ground-game)\n  \n  TOP STORIES\n  \n  - [Fears of looser standards as the FBI and Justice Department scramble to fill a depleted workforce](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/justice-department-fbi-resignations-firings-job-requirements-bc0474a74d67bc308a4736454c847580)\n  - [Trump wants to stop states from regulating AI. 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(AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=)\n\n5 of 17 \\|\n\nAn artist is reflected on an iron as he works on an ice block during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=)\n\n6 of 17 \\|\n\nVisitors ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![A man slides down blocks of ice at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin in China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=)\n\n7 of 17 \\|\n\nA man slides down blocks of ice at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin in China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors line-up to hit a giant drum against the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=)\n\n8 of 17 \\|\n\nVisitors line-up to hit a giant drum against the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors eat foods as a woman poses for a photo with the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=)\n\n9 of 17 \\|\n\nVisitors eat foods as a woman poses for a photo with the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors line-up to ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=)\n\n10 of 17 \\|\n\nVisitors line-up to ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors take pictures with 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)](data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=)\n\n11 of 17 \\|\n\nVisitors take pictures with 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)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=)\n\n12 of 17 \\|\n\nVisitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![An artist works on an ice sculpture during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=)\n\n13 of 17 \\|\n\nAn artist works on an ice sculpture during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors take selfie with the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. 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(AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors gather to take picture of a giant snowman on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=)\n\n16 of 17 \\|\n\nVisitors gather to take picture of a giant snowman on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![An aerial view shows visitors tour at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. 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(AP Photo\/Olivia Zhang)\n\nRead More\n\n[![Reporter Headshot Andy Wong](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/a1e38d0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/600x600+0+98\/resize\/60x60!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F85%2Ff1%2F00e8332040c68ebc74b385f81012%2Fwong-sung-jeng2-a71635888-andy-wong.jpeg)](https:\/\/apnews.com\/author\/andy-wong)\n\nBy [ANDY WONG](https:\/\/apnews.com\/author\/andy-wong)\n\nUpdated 7:10 AM GMT, January 9, 2025\n\nAdd AP News on Google\n\nAdd AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.\n\nShare\n\n![Comments](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/4f4506e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/112x119+0+0\/resize\/112x119!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F8c%2F0d%2F15433a314663a3ae8a349ee0d9fa%2Fveifora-comment-icon.png)\n\nShare\n\n- [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=870613919693099&display=popup&href=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fice-sculptures-harbin-china-photos-b476a5dd51c3f9e3fd5d6b0f5a7e04b5%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dshare)\n- Copy\n  \n  Link copied\n- [Email](mailto:?body=Making%20art%20and%20fun%20from%20the%20ice%2C%20snow%20and%20freezing%20cold%20in%20Harbin%2C%20China%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fice-sculptures-harbin-china-photos-b476a5dd51c3f9e3fd5d6b0f5a7e04b5%3Futm_source%3DEmail%26utm_medium%3Dshare%0A%0APeople%20are%20making%20the%20best%20of%20the%20freezing%20weather%20in%20northeast%20China%3A%20Sculptors%20have%20finely%20chiseled%20ice%20into%20elaborate%20structures%20resembling%20landmark%20castles%20and%20temples%2C%20and%20visitors%20are%20appreciating%20the%20artwork.)\n- [X](https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fice-sculptures-harbin-china-photos-b476a5dd51c3f9e3fd5d6b0f5a7e04b5%3Futm_source%3Dtwitter%26utm_medium%3Dshare&text=Making%20art%20and%20fun%20from%20the%20ice%2C%20snow%20and%20freezing%20cold%20in%20Harbin%2C%20China)\n- [LinkedIn](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ice-sculptures-harbin-china-photos-b476a5dd51c3f9e3fd5d6b0f5a7e04b5)\n- [Bluesky](https:\/\/bsky.app\/intent\/compose?text=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fice-sculptures-harbin-china-photos-b476a5dd51c3f9e3fd5d6b0f5a7e04b5%3Futm_source%3Dbluesky%26utm_medium%3Dshare%26nbsp%3B%3Cbr%3EMaking%20art%20and%20fun%20from%20the%20ice%2C%20snow%20and%20freezing%20cold%20in%20Harbin%2C%20China)\n- [Flipboard](https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&title=Making%20art%20and%20fun%20from%20the%20ice%2C%20snow%20and%20freezing%20cold%20in%20Harbin%2C%20China&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fice-sculptures-harbin-china-photos-b476a5dd51c3f9e3fd5d6b0f5a7e04b5%3Futm_source%3DFlipboard%20Share%26utm_medium%3Dshare)\n- [Pinterest](https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/bookmarklet\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fice-sculptures-harbin-china-photos-b476a5dd51c3f9e3fd5d6b0f5a7e04b5%3Futm_source%3DPinterest%26utm_medium%3Dshare&description=Making%20art%20and%20fun%20from%20the%20ice%2C%20snow%20and%20freezing%20cold%20in%20Harbin%2C%20China&media=https:\/\/assets.apnews.com\/44\/07\/70225dcd5a827ce46799e7bc7c41\/146da0f34e02440db33ca20452a8c417)\n- [Reddit](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fice-sculptures-harbin-china-photos-b476a5dd51c3f9e3fd5d6b0f5a7e04b5%3Futm_source%3Dreddit%26utm_medium%3Dshare&title=Reddit%20Share)\n\nHARBIN, 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, and visitors are appreciating the artwork and the excitement of ice slides and other attractions at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World.\n\nThe ice sculpture festival is a major tourist draw for the former industrial center that still boasts of its proximity to Russia with Tsarist-era architecture found nowhere else in China.\n\n![Visitors tour by the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/8de61b1\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fc5%2F7a%2F81615371e095df6cb9089c1ad211%2F7df65a1e42cb4105aca7c6e878d37b66)\n\nVisitors tour by the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/9072aac\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fcc%2Fab%2Faa04f3cf2d5c87c01b68bf8ae02d%2F75734c54ecf4487aa62ccb665876c376)\n\nVisitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\n![Visitors take souvenir pictures with the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/e9a201e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe1%2F8e%2F9612fa9aa2559585fc0b8b39d55c%2F0ec45a15d10347b898c16555390278ab)\n\nVisitors take souvenir pictures with the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nThe riverside site features dozens of giant artworks like the Taj Mahal of India, the Osaka Castle of Japan, and Beijing’s own Temple of Heaven, all carved from clear blocks of ice.\n\n“The ice sculpture looks exactly the same (as the Temple of the Heaven), said Jin Yiting, who was visiting with her parents from Shanghai to enjoy the wintry contrast with central and southern China. “I touched the ice cube and its texture is very good. It’s translucent. It looks elegant when the sunlight passes through.”\n\n![Visitors take pictures with 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)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/0a4b31f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fda%2Fad%2F85a41b87d50e3b0668b407398548%2F301ed0b6c95a4cb1b98eeffebdac5b14)\n\nVisitors take pictures with 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)\n\nRead More\n\nAnother visitor, Song Shukun, who was pushing his girlfriend in a doughnut-shaped sled, said the ice blocks offered insights into how such structures are assembled.\n\n“We can see the internal structure of the ice. The way they are arrayed and the way they touch remind me of the bricks of the Great Wall (of China),” Song said.\n\nThe 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. There are satellite parks elsewhere in Harbin.\n\n![An aerial view shows visitors tour at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Olivia Zhang)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/d1d441d\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4000x2250+0+0\/resize\/599x337!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff9%2Ffb%2F3e9a7ff045b915fb2f9ec424d412%2F47b0fa631c5842e29ca0d49aeefe310a)\n\nAn aerial view shows visitors tour at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Olivia Zhang)\n\nRead More\n\n“When I come here seeing all the ice sculptures and snow, it’s just so wow,” said Gu Junyan of Henan province which sees little snow.\n\nIce slides, with the longest ones reaching 521 meters (1,710 feet), are a key attraction, with visitors waiting almost an hour to get their chance. “At the beginning it was kind of steady. 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.\n\n![Visitors ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/4ea75ee\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F93%2Fe6%2Fdc286f81c62bdead984a61d043e2%2Fd3d85247791f4eb0aafffe05532b7b59)\n\nVisitors ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![A man slides down blocks of ice at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin in China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/dfd65ce\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fbe%2Fbe%2F1037be98ab1a185680a0d6d15e56%2F49e52fcafd17477485e5ad534d009ba3)\n\nA man slides down blocks of ice at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin in China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\nWhile carved features include famous architecture and figures from Western and Chinese mythology, carvers prefer to keep things simple for maximum effect, said artist Andreu Aleas.\n\n“We don’t want to do a lot of details, but just to play with the size, and these lines, very clean, plain. Because (with) the snow, sometimes it’s difficult to appreciate the details. Because everything is white. So we decided to do this kind of fine artwork with just some lines and planes and some curves,” Aleas said.\n\n![An artist works on a snow sculpture during the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/551d548\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F7b%2F4e%2F8434ec17046a6a985ffe4691cbac%2Fa8402d8276204752a7ef99a2c91e99c8)\n\nAn artist works on a snow sculpture during the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![An artist is reflected on an iron as he works on an ice block during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/a08b857\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb0%2F45%2F9d76b37466a9802d1581b8d214d8%2F0f39d56db082440cbec8faeee9b1e13c)\n\nAn artist is reflected on an iron as he works on an ice block during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors eat foods as a woman poses for a photo with the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/555f881\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff5%2F16%2F57aacecbba49426c89f770dddcf6%2F6449705794494ba78621a1f71b48c7b7)\n\nVisitors eat foods as a woman poses for a photo with the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors line-up to hit a giant drum against the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/9f36293\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F18%2Fae%2Fe66e1637fbd8ae56545b87ed4fc6%2Fd1c9b35bc76a4ed6b5341dd2120eda28)\n\nVisitors line-up to hit a giant drum against the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![An artist works on an ice sculpture during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/7b765f8\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F17%2F2c%2F7c8f529ec3af97292935638da361%2Fc22095d9110c4b38afc4d57249f999dd)\n\nAn artist works on an ice sculpture during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors line-up to ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/e51bcff\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fab%2Fc2%2Febc1cff9a943dbf6166255403951%2Ffa6b38b24f984321bf228b325bb5726e)\n\nVisitors line-up to ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors take selfie with 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)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/a3e7546\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6600x4400+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F81%2Fc6%2Fe2056e785c08780afc54668125cf%2F69fc8ea47277472cb7a8f1897a864bbc)\n\nVisitors take selfie with 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)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/9072aac\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fcc%2Fab%2Faa04f3cf2d5c87c01b68bf8ae02d%2F75734c54ecf4487aa62ccb665876c376)\n\nVisitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors tour near a giant snow sculpture near a thermometer on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/e045010\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F0a%2F17%2Fbf4cec859290dff4373a73b9026f%2Fa2e3dd154d8c4871ad35d0e5193e4d00)\n\nVisitors tour near a giant snow sculpture near a thermometer on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n![Visitors gather to take picture of a giant snowman on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/8a44931\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe6%2Fd2%2Ff843112f040e3767a90c0f5711d9%2Fb3ca8f19e41d45588d5df3d893d44907)\n\nVisitors gather to take picture of a giant snowman on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nRead More\n\n\\_\\_\\_\n\nAssociated Press video producers Olivia Zhang and Caroline Chen contributed to this report.\n\n[![ANDY WONG](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/0903935\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/600x600+0+98\/resize\/100x100!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F85%2Ff1%2F00e8332040c68ebc74b385f81012%2Fwong-sung-jeng2-a71635888-andy-wong.jpeg)](https:\/\/apnews.com\/author\/andy-wong)\n\n[ANDY WONG](https:\/\/apnews.com\/author\/andy-wong)\n\nWong, based in Beijing, has covered numerous Party Congress in the region, the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, ethnic unrest in western China, the Beijing Summer and Winter Olympic Games, APEC meetings, Australian Open Tennis competitions, the 2014 Sochi and 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games, the Tokyo and Paris Summer Olympic Games and numerous Formula One races in Asia.\n\n[instagram](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/awongphotos\/)\n\n[mailto](mailto:awong@ap.org)\n\n[![](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/bc1ddbf\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2851x1534+0+0\/resize\/240x129!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F22%2F25%2F9576fafb4e768552fed602a60238%2Fap-pri-wordmarktagline-rgb-dbg.png)](https:\/\/apnews.com\/)\n\nThe Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. 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All Rights Reserved.\n\n- [twitter](https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP)\n- [instagram](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/apnews\/)\n- [facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/APNews)\n\n![](https:\/\/sb.scorecardresearch.com\/p?c1=2&c2=3005041&cv=4.4.0&cj=1&comscorekw=World%20News)","attrs_readable_markdown":"[![Reporter Headshot Andy Wong](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/a1e38d0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/600x600+0+98\/resize\/60x60!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F85%2Ff1%2F00e8332040c68ebc74b385f81012%2Fwong-sung-jeng2-a71635888-andy-wong.jpeg)](https:\/\/apnews.com\/author\/andy-wong)\n\nUpdated 7:10 AM GMT, January 9, 2025\n\nHARBIN, 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, and visitors are appreciating the artwork and the excitement of ice slides and other attractions at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World.\n\nThe ice sculpture festival is a major tourist draw for the former industrial center that still boasts of its proximity to Russia with Tsarist-era architecture found nowhere else in China.\n\n![Visitors tour by the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/8de61b1\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fc5%2F7a%2F81615371e095df6cb9089c1ad211%2F7df65a1e42cb4105aca7c6e878d37b66)\n\nVisitors tour by the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\n![Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/9072aac\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fcc%2Fab%2Faa04f3cf2d5c87c01b68bf8ae02d%2F75734c54ecf4487aa62ccb665876c376)\n\nVisitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\n![Visitors take souvenir pictures with the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/e9a201e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe1%2F8e%2F9612fa9aa2559585fc0b8b39d55c%2F0ec45a15d10347b898c16555390278ab)\n\nVisitors take souvenir pictures with the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nThe riverside site features dozens of giant artworks like the Taj Mahal of India, the Osaka Castle of Japan, and Beijing’s own Temple of Heaven, all carved from clear blocks of ice.\n\n“The ice sculpture looks exactly the same (as the Temple of the Heaven), said Jin Yiting, who was visiting with her parents from Shanghai to enjoy the wintry contrast with central and southern China. “I touched the ice cube and its texture is very good. It’s translucent. It looks elegant when the sunlight passes through.”\n\n![Visitors take pictures with 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)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/0a4b31f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fda%2Fad%2F85a41b87d50e3b0668b407398548%2F301ed0b6c95a4cb1b98eeffebdac5b14)\n\nVisitors take pictures with 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)\n\nAnother visitor, Song Shukun, who was pushing his girlfriend in a doughnut-shaped sled, said the ice blocks offered insights into how such structures are assembled.\n\n“We can see the internal structure of the ice. The way they are arrayed and the way they touch remind me of the bricks of the Great Wall (of China),” Song said.\n\nThe 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. There are satellite parks elsewhere in Harbin.\n\n![An aerial view shows visitors tour at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Olivia Zhang)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/d1d441d\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4000x2250+0+0\/resize\/599x337!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff9%2Ffb%2F3e9a7ff045b915fb2f9ec424d412%2F47b0fa631c5842e29ca0d49aeefe310a)\n\nAn aerial view shows visitors tour at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Olivia Zhang)\n\n“When I come here seeing all the ice sculptures and snow, it’s just so wow,” said Gu Junyan of Henan province which sees little snow.\n\nIce slides, with the longest ones reaching 521 meters (1,710 feet), are a key attraction, with visitors waiting almost an hour to get their chance. “At the beginning it was kind of steady. 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.\n\n![Visitors ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/4ea75ee\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F93%2Fe6%2Fdc286f81c62bdead984a61d043e2%2Fd3d85247791f4eb0aafffe05532b7b59)\n\nVisitors ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\n![A man slides down blocks of ice at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin in China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/dfd65ce\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fbe%2Fbe%2F1037be98ab1a185680a0d6d15e56%2F49e52fcafd17477485e5ad534d009ba3)\n\nA man slides down blocks of ice at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin in China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\nWhile carved features include famous architecture and figures from Western and Chinese mythology, carvers prefer to keep things simple for maximum effect, said artist Andreu Aleas.\n\n“We don’t want to do a lot of details, but just to play with the size, and these lines, very clean, plain. Because (with) the snow, sometimes it’s difficult to appreciate the details. Because everything is white. So we decided to do this kind of fine artwork with just some lines and planes and some curves,” Aleas said.\n\n![An artist works on a snow sculpture during the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/551d548\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F7b%2F4e%2F8434ec17046a6a985ffe4691cbac%2Fa8402d8276204752a7ef99a2c91e99c8)\n\nAn artist works on a snow sculpture during the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\n![An artist is reflected on an iron as he works on an ice block during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/a08b857\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb0%2F45%2F9d76b37466a9802d1581b8d214d8%2F0f39d56db082440cbec8faeee9b1e13c)\n\nAn artist is reflected on an iron as he works on an ice block during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)\n\n![Visitors eat foods as a woman poses for a photo with the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. 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Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Updated 7:10 AM GMT, January 9, 2025 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, and visitors are appreciating the artwork and the excitement of ice slides and other attractions at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World. The ice sculpture festival is a major tourist draw for the former industrial center that still boasts of its proximity to Russia with Tsarist-era architecture found nowhere else in China. Visitors tour by the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors tour by the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors take souvenir pictures with the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) The riverside site features dozens of giant artworks like the Taj Mahal of India, the Osaka Castle of Japan, and Beijing’s own Temple of Heaven, all carved from clear blocks of ice. “The ice sculpture looks exactly the same (as the Temple of the Heaven), said Jin Yiting, who was visiting with her parents from Shanghai to enjoy the wintry contrast with central and southern China. “I touched the ice cube and its texture is very good. It’s translucent. It looks elegant when the sunlight passes through.” Visitors take pictures with 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) Visitors take pictures with 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) Another visitor, Song Shukun, who was pushing his girlfriend in a doughnut-shaped sled, said the ice blocks offered insights into how such structures are assembled. “We can see the internal structure of the ice. The way they are arrayed and the way they touch remind me of the bricks of the Great Wall (of China),” Song said. 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. There are satellite parks elsewhere in Harbin. An aerial view shows visitors tour at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang) An aerial view shows visitors tour at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang) “When I come here seeing all the ice sculptures and snow, it’s just so wow,” said Gu Junyan of Henan province which sees little snow. Ice slides, with the longest ones reaching 521 meters (1,710 feet), are a key attraction, with visitors waiting almost an hour to get their chance. “At the beginning it was kind of steady. 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. Visitors ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man slides down blocks of ice at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin in China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man slides down blocks of ice at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin in China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) While carved features include famous architecture and figures from Western and Chinese mythology, carvers prefer to keep things simple for maximum effect, said artist Andreu Aleas. “We don’t want to do a lot of details, but just to play with the size, and these lines, very clean, plain. Because (with) the snow, sometimes it’s difficult to appreciate the details. Because everything is white. So we decided to do this kind of fine artwork with just some lines and planes and some curves,” Aleas said. An artist works on a snow sculpture during the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) An artist works on a snow sculpture during the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) An artist is reflected on an iron as he works on an ice block during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) An artist is reflected on an iron as he works on an ice block during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors eat foods as a woman poses for a photo with the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors eat foods as a woman poses for a photo with the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors line-up to hit a giant drum against the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors line-up to hit a giant drum against the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) An artist works on an ice sculpture during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) An artist works on an ice sculpture during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors line-up to ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors line-up to ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors take selfie with 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) Visitors take selfie with 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) Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors tour near a giant snow sculpture near a thermometer on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors tour near a giant snow sculpture near a thermometer on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors gather to take picture of a giant snowman on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors gather to take picture of a giant snowman on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ___ Associated Press video producers Olivia Zhang and Caroline Chen contributed to this report.

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(AP Photo/Andy Wong)](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=) 11 of 17 \| Visitors take pictures with 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) Read More ![Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=) 12 of 17 \| Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Read More ![An artist works on an ice sculpture during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=) 13 of 17 \| An artist works on an ice sculpture during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Read More ![Visitors take selfie with 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)](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=) 14 of 17 \| Visitors take selfie with 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) Read More ![Visitors tour near a giant snow sculpture near a thermometer on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=) 15 of 17 \| Visitors tour near a giant snow sculpture near a thermometer on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Read More ![Visitors gather to take picture of a giant snowman on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzOTlweCIgd2lkdGg9IjU5OXB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=) 16 of 17 \| Visitors gather to take picture of a giant snowman on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Read More ![An aerial view shows visitors tour at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. 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The ice sculpture festival is a major tourist draw for the former industrial center that still boasts of its proximity to Russia with Tsarist-era architecture found nowhere else in China. ![Visitors tour by the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/8de61b1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fc5%2F7a%2F81615371e095df6cb9089c1ad211%2F7df65a1e42cb4105aca7c6e878d37b66) Visitors tour by the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Read More ![Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/9072aac/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fcc%2Fab%2Faa04f3cf2d5c87c01b68bf8ae02d%2F75734c54ecf4487aa62ccb665876c376) Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ![Visitors take souvenir pictures with the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/e9a201e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe1%2F8e%2F9612fa9aa2559585fc0b8b39d55c%2F0ec45a15d10347b898c16555390278ab) Visitors take souvenir pictures with the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) The riverside site features dozens of giant artworks like the Taj Mahal of India, the Osaka Castle of Japan, and Beijing’s own Temple of Heaven, all carved from clear blocks of ice. “The ice sculpture looks exactly the same (as the Temple of the Heaven), said Jin Yiting, who was visiting with her parents from Shanghai to enjoy the wintry contrast with central and southern China. “I touched the ice cube and its texture is very good. It’s translucent. It looks elegant when the sunlight passes through.” ![Visitors take pictures with 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)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/0a4b31f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fda%2Fad%2F85a41b87d50e3b0668b407398548%2F301ed0b6c95a4cb1b98eeffebdac5b14) Visitors take pictures with 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) Read More Another visitor, Song Shukun, who was pushing his girlfriend in a doughnut-shaped sled, said the ice blocks offered insights into how such structures are assembled. “We can see the internal structure of the ice. The way they are arrayed and the way they touch remind me of the bricks of the Great Wall (of China),” Song said. 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. There are satellite parks elsewhere in Harbin. ![An aerial view shows visitors tour at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/d1d441d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2250+0+0/resize/599x337!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff9%2Ffb%2F3e9a7ff045b915fb2f9ec424d412%2F47b0fa631c5842e29ca0d49aeefe310a) An aerial view shows visitors tour at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang) Read More “When I come here seeing all the ice sculptures and snow, it’s just so wow,” said Gu Junyan of Henan province which sees little snow. Ice slides, with the longest ones reaching 521 meters (1,710 feet), are a key attraction, with visitors waiting almost an hour to get their chance. “At the beginning it was kind of steady. 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. ![Visitors ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/4ea75ee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F93%2Fe6%2Fdc286f81c62bdead984a61d043e2%2Fd3d85247791f4eb0aafffe05532b7b59) Visitors ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Read More ![A man slides down blocks of ice at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin in China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/dfd65ce/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fbe%2Fbe%2F1037be98ab1a185680a0d6d15e56%2F49e52fcafd17477485e5ad534d009ba3) A man slides down blocks of ice at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin in China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Read More While carved features include famous architecture and figures from Western and Chinese mythology, carvers prefer to keep things simple for maximum effect, said artist Andreu Aleas. “We don’t want to do a lot of details, but just to play with the size, and these lines, very clean, plain. Because (with) the snow, sometimes it’s difficult to appreciate the details. Because everything is white. So we decided to do this kind of fine artwork with just some lines and planes and some curves,” Aleas said. ![An artist works on a snow sculpture during the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/551d548/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F7b%2F4e%2F8434ec17046a6a985ffe4691cbac%2Fa8402d8276204752a7ef99a2c91e99c8) An artist works on a snow sculpture during the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Read More ![An artist is reflected on an iron as he works on an ice block during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/a08b857/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb0%2F45%2F9d76b37466a9802d1581b8d214d8%2F0f39d56db082440cbec8faeee9b1e13c) An artist is reflected on an iron as he works on an ice block during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Read More ![Visitors eat foods as a woman poses for a photo with the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/555f881/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff5%2F16%2F57aacecbba49426c89f770dddcf6%2F6449705794494ba78621a1f71b48c7b7) Visitors eat foods as a woman poses for a photo with the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Read More ![Visitors line-up to hit a giant drum against the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/9f36293/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F18%2Fae%2Fe66e1637fbd8ae56545b87ed4fc6%2Fd1c9b35bc76a4ed6b5341dd2120eda28) Visitors line-up to hit a giant drum against the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Read More ![An artist works on an ice sculpture during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/7b765f8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F17%2F2c%2F7c8f529ec3af97292935638da361%2Fc22095d9110c4b38afc4d57249f999dd) An artist works on an ice sculpture during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Read More ![Visitors line-up to ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/e51bcff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fab%2Fc2%2Febc1cff9a943dbf6166255403951%2Ffa6b38b24f984321bf228b325bb5726e) Visitors line-up to ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Read More ![Visitors take selfie with 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)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/a3e7546/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6600x4400+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F81%2Fc6%2Fe2056e785c08780afc54668125cf%2F69fc8ea47277472cb7a8f1897a864bbc) Visitors take selfie with 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) Read More ![Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/9072aac/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fcc%2Fab%2Faa04f3cf2d5c87c01b68bf8ae02d%2F75734c54ecf4487aa62ccb665876c376) Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Read More ![Visitors tour near a giant snow sculpture near a thermometer on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. 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(AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/8a44931/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe6%2Fd2%2Ff843112f040e3767a90c0f5711d9%2Fb3ca8f19e41d45588d5df3d893d44907) Visitors gather to take picture of a giant snowman on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Read More \_\_\_ Associated Press video producers Olivia Zhang and Caroline Chen contributed to this report. 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[![Reporter Headshot Andy Wong](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/a1e38d0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x600+0+98/resize/60x60!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F85%2Ff1%2F00e8332040c68ebc74b385f81012%2Fwong-sung-jeng2-a71635888-andy-wong.jpeg)](https://apnews.com/author/andy-wong) Updated 7:10 AM GMT, January 9, 2025 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, and visitors are appreciating the artwork and the excitement of ice slides and other attractions at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World. The ice sculpture festival is a major tourist draw for the former industrial center that still boasts of its proximity to Russia with Tsarist-era architecture found nowhere else in China. ![Visitors tour by the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/8de61b1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fc5%2F7a%2F81615371e095df6cb9089c1ad211%2F7df65a1e42cb4105aca7c6e878d37b66) Visitors tour by the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ![Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/9072aac/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fcc%2Fab%2Faa04f3cf2d5c87c01b68bf8ae02d%2F75734c54ecf4487aa62ccb665876c376) Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ![Visitors take souvenir pictures with the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/e9a201e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe1%2F8e%2F9612fa9aa2559585fc0b8b39d55c%2F0ec45a15d10347b898c16555390278ab) Visitors take souvenir pictures with the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) The riverside site features dozens of giant artworks like the Taj Mahal of India, the Osaka Castle of Japan, and Beijing’s own Temple of Heaven, all carved from clear blocks of ice. “The ice sculpture looks exactly the same (as the Temple of the Heaven), said Jin Yiting, who was visiting with her parents from Shanghai to enjoy the wintry contrast with central and southern China. “I touched the ice cube and its texture is very good. It’s translucent. It looks elegant when the sunlight passes through.” ![Visitors take pictures with 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)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/0a4b31f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fda%2Fad%2F85a41b87d50e3b0668b407398548%2F301ed0b6c95a4cb1b98eeffebdac5b14) Visitors take pictures with 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) Another visitor, Song Shukun, who was pushing his girlfriend in a doughnut-shaped sled, said the ice blocks offered insights into how such structures are assembled. “We can see the internal structure of the ice. The way they are arrayed and the way they touch remind me of the bricks of the Great Wall (of China),” Song said. 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. There are satellite parks elsewhere in Harbin. ![An aerial view shows visitors tour at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/d1d441d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2250+0+0/resize/599x337!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff9%2Ffb%2F3e9a7ff045b915fb2f9ec424d412%2F47b0fa631c5842e29ca0d49aeefe310a) An aerial view shows visitors tour at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang) “When I come here seeing all the ice sculptures and snow, it’s just so wow,” said Gu Junyan of Henan province which sees little snow. Ice slides, with the longest ones reaching 521 meters (1,710 feet), are a key attraction, with visitors waiting almost an hour to get their chance. “At the beginning it was kind of steady. 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. ![Visitors ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/4ea75ee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F93%2Fe6%2Fdc286f81c62bdead984a61d043e2%2Fd3d85247791f4eb0aafffe05532b7b59) Visitors ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ![A man slides down blocks of ice at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin in China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/dfd65ce/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fbe%2Fbe%2F1037be98ab1a185680a0d6d15e56%2F49e52fcafd17477485e5ad534d009ba3) A man slides down blocks of ice at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin in China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) While carved features include famous architecture and figures from Western and Chinese mythology, carvers prefer to keep things simple for maximum effect, said artist Andreu Aleas. “We don’t want to do a lot of details, but just to play with the size, and these lines, very clean, plain. Because (with) the snow, sometimes it’s difficult to appreciate the details. Because everything is white. So we decided to do this kind of fine artwork with just some lines and planes and some curves,” Aleas said. ![An artist works on a snow sculpture during the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/551d548/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F7b%2F4e%2F8434ec17046a6a985ffe4691cbac%2Fa8402d8276204752a7ef99a2c91e99c8) An artist works on a snow sculpture during the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ![An artist is reflected on an iron as he works on an ice block during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/a08b857/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb0%2F45%2F9d76b37466a9802d1581b8d214d8%2F0f39d56db082440cbec8faeee9b1e13c) An artist is reflected on an iron as he works on an ice block during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ![Visitors eat foods as a woman poses for a photo with the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/555f881/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff5%2F16%2F57aacecbba49426c89f770dddcf6%2F6449705794494ba78621a1f71b48c7b7) Visitors eat foods as a woman poses for a photo with the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ![Visitors line-up to hit a giant drum against the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/9f36293/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F18%2Fae%2Fe66e1637fbd8ae56545b87ed4fc6%2Fd1c9b35bc76a4ed6b5341dd2120eda28) Visitors line-up to hit a giant drum against the ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ![An artist works on an ice sculpture during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/7b765f8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F17%2F2c%2F7c8f529ec3af97292935638da361%2Fc22095d9110c4b38afc4d57249f999dd) An artist works on an ice sculpture during the National Professional Ice Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ![Visitors line-up to ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/e51bcff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fab%2Fc2%2Febc1cff9a943dbf6166255403951%2Ffa6b38b24f984321bf228b325bb5726e) Visitors line-up to ride a giant ice block slides at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ![Visitors take selfie with 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)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/a3e7546/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6600x4400+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F81%2Fc6%2Fe2056e785c08780afc54668125cf%2F69fc8ea47277472cb7a8f1897a864bbc) Visitors take selfie with 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) ![Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/9072aac/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fcc%2Fab%2Faa04f3cf2d5c87c01b68bf8ae02d%2F75734c54ecf4487aa62ccb665876c376) Visitors tour the illuminated ice structures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ![Visitors tour near a giant snow sculpture near a thermometer on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/e045010/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F0a%2F17%2Fbf4cec859290dff4373a73b9026f%2Fa2e3dd154d8c4871ad35d0e5193e4d00) Visitors tour near a giant snow sculpture near a thermometer on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ![Visitors gather to take picture of a giant snowman on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/8a44931/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe6%2Fd2%2Ff843112f040e3767a90c0f5711d9%2Fb3ca8f19e41d45588d5df3d893d44907) Visitors gather to take picture of a giant snowman on display at the Sun Island Park during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China’s Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) \_\_\_ Associated Press video producers Olivia Zhang and Caroline Chen contributed to this report.

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