If you love all things icy and artistic, you may want to check out these pictures of the Songhua River Ice and Snow Carnival in Harbin, China, from Dec. 29, 2022. While the festival isn't set to ...

Attracted by the coolness in summer, many tourists come to Harbin for vacation. Taking advantage of its historical heritage, ...

A drone photo taken on Aug. 5, 2025 shows firefighters attending a water surface rescue drill on the Harbin section of ...

Yu Xiaofeng leaps as she jumps into a pool carved from ice on the frozen Songhua river in Harbin in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 AP Some said their limbs ...

A woman reacts as she gets into a pool carved from ice on the frozen Songhua river in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ...

This year the ice park spans 810,000 sq metres with 250,000 cubic metres of sculptured ice, harvested from the nearby frozen Songhua River, and lit up at night with colourful lights.

The "ice city" of Harbin, the snowy capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang province, attracted a record number of visitors over the New Year holiday, many of them drawn by the grand and ...

Yu Xiaofeng leaps as she jumps into a pool carved from ice on the frozen Songhua river in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ...

HARBIN, China (AP) — Even as the mercury dropped well below freezing, enthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during a daily ritual in northeast China’s “ice city” of Harbin ...

Harbin is considered a “holy land” for winter swimming, she said, as the sport gained popularity there earlier than in other parts of China. Yu, 61, said she found a sense of a big family and ...