The 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Visitors tour ice sculptures during a light-up rehearsal ahead of the Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. (Reuters)
Workers pull a giant ice cube out of the frozen Songhua River to make sculptures for the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. Each ice cube weighs about 550 pounds. (Sheng Li/Reuters)
A worker polishes an ice sculpture ahead of the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. (Sheng Li/Reuters)
Workers and a crane are seen next to a newly built ice sculpture of a castle ahead of the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. (Sheng Li/Reuters)
Visitors walk past a giant snow sculpture ahead of the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. (Sheng Li/Reuters)
Workers and scaffoldings are seen next to newly built ice sculptures illuminated by colored lights ahead of the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. (Sheng Li / Reuters)
A worker takes a rest while giving the last touches to an ice replica of Rome's Colosseum in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 4, 2014. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
A visitor goes for a ride down an ice slide. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
A tourist snaps a mobile picture in front of a towering ice building. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters )
Visitors pose for a picture in front of towering blocks of ice. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
Visitors tour the ice sculptures during a light-up rehearsal ahead of the official opening. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters )
Not your average slip and slide: a visitor enjoys his ride. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)