Reporting from Harbin, China — The Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival is what I imagine would happen if a Vegas designer decorated the North Pole. When I first saw pictures a ...

Melting ice sculptures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World caused the area to close over the weekend. The Chinese ice festival is typically open through February. (China Stringer Network/Reuters) Ice ...

Harbin, China — Liu Yantao and six co-workers start toiling on a frozen river in northeast China before dawn, using hand tools and machines to carve large ice blocks for an annual winter ...

The Harbin International Snow and Ice Festival, famed for its gigantic illuminated sculptures, has officially kicked off in northern China. The annual event, held in the capital of Heilongjiang ...

This woman explored the amazing sights of the famous Harbin Snow ... The festival, based in Heilongjiang, China, is home to extreme cold weather, which formed unique ice shapes - now home to ...

Winters can be harsh in Heilongjiang, China’s most northeastern province, bordering Siberian Russia. The residents of Harbin ... the International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival that takes ...

A mild winter wouldn’t be good news in Harbin. The city of 5 million in northeastern China relies on very cold temperatures to hold its International Ice and Snow Festival. Temperatures were ...

The teens are part of a growing number of visitors discovering the year-round ice and snow charm of Harbin, dubbed China's ice city, located in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang.

That, in large part, is due to the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, which annually since 1985 has transformed the city into a winter wonderland.

Harbin’s annual snow and ice festival brings tens of thousands of tourists from China and elsewhere, but this new attraction is aimed at extending the city’s tourist season and transforming it ...