Harbin Ice and Snow World 2012 (updated)

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DECEMBER 30: Children of migrant workers lie on the snow to form the number "2012" while celebrating the coming new year in front of a snow sculpture in Harbin, China. (Associated Press) Related photos: Fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas carved from ice

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An employee pulls a dog sled carrying tourists in front of a snow sculpture ahead of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province Dec. 26, 2011. Source: REUTERS/Sheng Li

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(Tourists take pictures in front of a snow sculpture ahead of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province Dec. 26, 2011. Source: REUTERS/Sheng Li

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A tourist poses for a photograph in front of a snow sculpture depicting the famous painting "Barge Haulers on the Volga" ahead of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China, on December 26, 2011. (Reuters/Sheng Li)

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Tourists visit ice sculptures during the testing period of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province Dec. 25, 2011. Source: REUTERS/Sheng Li

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Harbin, China — An ice castle provides an irresistible backdrop to a group of girls visiting the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Andy Wong / Associated Press

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Harbin, China — A man works on a snow sculpture at Sun Island, as part of the International Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China. PHOTOGRAPH BY: DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA

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Photo Shen Li/Reuters

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Harbin, China — A man dives into a pool cut out of the frozen waters of the Songhua Jiang river in sub-zero temperatures during a winter swimming event as part of the International Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China. PHOTOGRAPH BY: DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA

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Sunset is seen near a castle made from blocks of ice before the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival held in Harbin in northeastern's China's Heilongjiang province, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. AP / Andy Wong

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A horse carriage carrying tourists travels past ice sculptures during the lights testing period of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province Dec. 25, 2011. - Source: REUTERS/Sheng Li

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Tourists visit the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on the first trial opening day of Dec. 24, 2011. The 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World prepared magnificent ice and snow sculptures and wonderful performances to visitors. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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Tourists visit the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on the first trial opening day of Dec. 24, 2011. The 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World prepared magnificent ice and snow sculptures and wonderful performances to visitors. Photo: Xinhua

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Visitors ride on an ice slide at the Harbin Ice Sculpture Carnival in Nanning, China Picture: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA / Rex Features

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Harbin, China — Visitors ride a horse-drawn carriage at the International Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. PHOTOGRAPH BY: DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA

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The 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World prepared magnificent ice and snow ...

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Tourists visit ice sculptures during the lights testing period of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province Dec. 25, 2011. Source: REUTERS/Sheng Li

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Tourists visit the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, on the first trial opening day of Dec. 24, 2011. ZUMA24.com / Wang Jianwei

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Visitors tour ice structures during the Ice and Snow World in Harbin. ZUMA24.com / Wang Jianwei

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Visitors tour the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, during The 28th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. ZUMA24.com / Wang Jianwei

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Visitors enjoy ice lanterns during Harbin Ice Lantern Show in Zhaolin Park of Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The event opened here on Friday with more than 2000 pieces of ice and snow work on display. ZUMA24.com / Wang Song

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Harbin, China — People visit ice sculptures at the International Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. PHOTOGRAPH BY: DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA

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Harbin, China — A young girl has fun in an ice slide at the International Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. PHOTOGRAPH BY: DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA

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Harbin, China — People visit ice sculptures at the International Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. PHOTOGRAPH BY: DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA

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Harbin, China — Visitors take photos on a ice sculpture at the International Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China. PHOTOGRAPH BY: DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA

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Harbin, China — Visitors take photos on an ice sculpture at the International Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. PHOTOGRAPH BY: DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA

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Harbin, China — In Harbin, China, visitors traverse stairs made from blocks of ice as part of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. The festival officially opens on Thursday night. - PHOTOGRAPH BY: Andy Wong / Associated Press

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Harbin, China — Silhouetted visitors walk up an ice castle made for the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. The festival is scheduled to officially open on Thursday night. - PHOTOGRAPH BY: Andy Wong / Associated Press

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Harbin, China — People visit ice sculptures at the International Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. PHOTOGRAPH BY: DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA

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A visitor sleds down a snow slope near ice sculptures during a test of the lights for the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China, on December 25, 2011. (Reuters/Sheng Li)

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Visitors view buildings made from blocks of ice for the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. The festival is scheduled to officially open on Thursday night, Jan. 5. AP / Andy Wong

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JANUARY 4: Visitors view buildings made from blocks of ice for the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in northeastern China. (Andy Wong/Associated Press)

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Credits: ChinaFotoPress/GEtty Images

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Credits: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

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Tourists visit ice sculptures on the night before the opening ceremony of the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin. Source: Reuters

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Tourists visit ice sculptures on January 4, 2012. (Sheng Li/Reuters)

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A tourist records video of ice sculptures during the lights testing period on December 25, 2011. (Sheng Li/Reuters)

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Harbin, China — Ice buildings glow at the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Andy Wong / Associated Press

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visitors take pictures of buildings made from blocks of ice for the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. AP / Andy Wong

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Harbin, China — A horse-drawn carriage is seen amid ice sculptures and illuminated trees at the International Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. PHOTOGRAPH BY: DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA

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Visitors tours a building structure made from blocks of ice at the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival held in Harbin in northeastern's China's Heilongjiang province, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. AP / Andy Wong

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Visitors enjoy the sights at the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival in Harbin in northeastern's China's Heilongjiang province, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. AP / Andy Wong

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A climber performs his skill on a building made of blocks of ice displaying with a Chinese national flag during the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival in Harbin in northeastern's China's Heilongjiang province, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. AP / Andy Wong

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Tourists visit ice sculptures during the lights testing period of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province Dec. 25, 2011. Source: REUTERS/Sheng Li

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A horse carriage carrying tourists travels past ice sculptures during a lighting test for the the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China, on December 25, 2011. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival will be officially launched on January 5, 2012. (Reuters/Sheng Li)

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Visitors tour a castle made from blocks of ice during the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival in Harbin in northeastern's China's Heilongjiang province, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. AP / Andy Wong

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A photographer carries his equipment and walks past the colorful ice structures during the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival in Harbin in northeastern's China's Heilongjiang province, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. AP / Andy Wong

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Workers prepare to install a tree with lights near buildings made from blocks of ice for the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. AP / Andy Wong

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Chinese dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival held in Harbin in northeastern's China's Heilongjiang province, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. AP / Andy Wong

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Ice scupltures are displayed at the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on January 6, 2012. Fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even an Egyptian Sphynx -- all carved from ice -- are among the sights at this year's Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, as the annual event, now in its 26th year, pulls crowds from across China and even a few visitors from overseas, drawn to the unique visions of an international roster of sculptors who illuminate their creations with multicolored electric lights encased in the translucent ice. - STR - Getty Images

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Ice scupltures are displayed at the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on January 6, 2012. STR - Getty Images

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Ice scupltures are displayed at the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on January 6, 2012. STR - Getty Images

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Ice scupltures are displayed at the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on January 6, 2012. STR - Getty Images

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Visitors enjoy the sights at the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival in Harbin in northeastern's China's Heilongjiang province, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) - Andy Wong - Associated Press

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A visitor tours the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 5, 2012. The 28th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival and the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World opened here on Thursday. Made of 180,000 cubic meters of ice and 160,000 cubic meters of snow, the Ice and Snow World will put on show a wide range of ice and snow sculptures, including those of many cartoon figures worldwide. [Xinhua/Wang Jianwei]

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Visitors tour the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 5, 2012. The 28th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival and the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World opened here on Thursday. Made of 180,000 cubic meters of ice and 160,000 cubic meters of snow, the Ice and Snow World will put on show a wide range of ice and snow sculptures, including those of many cartoon figures worldwide. [Xinhua/Wang Jianwei]

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Visitors tour an ice castle in the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 5, 2012. The 28th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival and the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World opened here on Thursday. Made of 180,000 cubic meters of ice and 160,000 cubic meters of snow, the Ice and Snow World will put on show a wide range of ice and snow sculptures, including those of many cartoon figures worldwide. [Xinhua/Wang Kai]

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Visitors pose for photos in the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 5, 2012. The 28th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival and the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World opened here on Thursday. Made of 180,000 cubic meters of ice and 160,000 cubic meters of snow, the Ice and Snow World will put on show a wide range of ice and snow sculptures, including those of many cartoon figures worldwide. [Xinhua/Wang Jianwei]

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Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2012 shows a snow sculpture depicting Mickey and other figures created by Walt Disney in the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The 28th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival and the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World opened here on Thursday. Made of 180,000 cubic meters of ice and 160,000 cubic meters of snow, the Ice and Snow World will put on show a wide range of ice and snow sculptures, including those of many cartoon figures worldwide. [Xinhua/Wang Jianwei]

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Visitors tour the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 5, 2012. The 28th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival and the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World opened here on Thursday. Made of 180,000 cubic meters of ice and 160,000 cubic meters of snow, the Ice and Snow World will put on show a wide range of ice and snow sculptures, including those of many cartoon figures worldwide. [Xinhua/Wang Kai]

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Resembling the church on Moscow's Red Square, this structure is a reminder that 2012 is the China-Russia Tourism Year.[Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

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As the cost of running the park is exorbitant and the length of operation is uncertain – weather permitting two months at most, commercial sponsors have to be courted and their presence felt throughout the park.[Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

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Harbin 2012, january 5

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Harbin 2012, january 5

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An employee pours boiling water into a pot at a restaurant built with ice cubes during the 28th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 6, 2012. Picture taken January 6, 2012. REUTERS/Sheng Li

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Customers walk out from a restaurant built with ice cubes after having their meal during the 28th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 6, 2012. Picture taken January 6, 2012. REUTERS/Sheng Li

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Spectators watch fireworks explode over ice sculptures during the official opening of the 13th Harbin International Ice and Snow World festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 5, 2012. REUTERS/Sheng Li

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Ice scupltures are displayed at the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on January 6, 2012. Fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even an Egyptian Sphynx -- all carved from ice -- are among the sights at this year's Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, as the annual event, now in its 26th year, pulls crowds from across China and even a few visitors from overseas, drawn to the unique visions of an international roster of sculptors who illuminate their creations with multicolored electric lights encased in the translucent ice. STR - Getty Images

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Spectators watch fireworks explode over ice sculptures during the official opening of the 13th Harbin International Ice and Snow World festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 5, 2012. REUTERS/Sheng Li

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Visitors watch fireworks above the buildings made from blocks of ice during the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival in Harbin in northeastern's China's Heilongjiang province, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. AP / Andy Wong

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REUTERS/Sheng Li Spectators watch fireworks explode over ice sculptures during the official opening of the 13th Harbin International Ice and Snow World festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, January 5, 2012.

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Visitors watch fireworks during the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival in Harbin in northeastern's China's Heilongjiang province, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. AP / Andy Wong

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