People visit an ice sculpture for the upcoming 26th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival at a park in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, January 3, 2010. The festival will kick off on January 5, 2010, local media reported.
Tourists walk on icy stairs at an ice sculpture for the upcoming 26th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival at a park in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, January 3, 2010.
A vendor selling tanghulu, a type of candied fruit, waits for customers in his stall in front of a snow sculpture for the upcoming 26th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival at a park in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, January 3, 2010.
Updated on 2010.01.06
Visitors look at ice sculptures during the 26th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival at a park in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, January 5, 2010.
A couple embraces in front of an ice sculpture as fireworks light up the sky during the 26th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival at a park in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, January 5, 2010.
Visitors look at an ice sculpture, as fireworks are lit in the background, during the 26th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival at a park in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, January 5, 2010.
Visitors look at ice sculptures during the 26th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival at a park in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, January 5, 2010.