Harbin International Ice and Snow festival
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, 201

Tourists visit ice sculptures on the night before the opening ceremony of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 4, 2012. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival will be officially launched on January 5, 2012. Picture taken January 4, 2012.

Tourists visit ice sculptures on the night before the opening ceremony of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 4, 2012. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival will be officially launched on January 5, 2012.

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.

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.

Chinese dancer 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.

A man lifts his wife in front of a snow sculpture after a group wedding ceremony as part of the 28th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 6, 2012. The wedding was organised by the city government, and 18 couples from Nigeria, Russia and China participated in the ceremony, local media reported.

Visitors tour 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.

Fireworks explore while Chinese dancers performing on a snow hill 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.

Two woman walk up the stair case 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.

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