HARBIN ICE & SNOW FESTIVAL

CHINA - 2010

A man dressed as Mickey Mouse poses in front of a snow sculpture at a park in Harbin, China on January 5, 2010.

Workers shape snow sculptures prior to the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China on December 18, 2009.

A worker shapes a snow sculpture of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong during the Harbin International Ice and SnowFestival in Harbin, China on January 5, 2010.

Couples participate in a group wedding ceremony in front of a snow sculpture of Beijing's Temple of Heaven in Harbin,China on January 6, 2010. The wedding was organized by the city government and 28 couples participated in theceremony, which was attended by local officials

A bride poses for a photograph after a group wedding ceremony during the 26th Harbin International Ice and SnowFestival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on January 6, 2010.

A swimmer reacts above the icy waters of the Songhua River during winter in Harbin, China on January 4, 2010

A swimmer warms up before diving into the Songhua River in Harbin, China on January 4, 2010

Visitors pose near giant sculptures made from ice and snow before the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival in Harbin in China on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010.

After nightfall, people visit ice sculptures at a park in Harbin, China on January 3, 2010

A tourist visits an ice sculpture for the 26th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival at a park in Harbin, Heilongjiangprovince, China on January 3, 2010

Ice sculptures stand illuminated from within at the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, in China's Heilongjiangprovince on January 5, 2010. Fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even an Egyptian Sphinx - all carved from ice – are among the sights at this year's festival

A girl stands amongst brightly lit tree lights at the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, China on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010.

Visitors play on an ice sculpture before the festival in Harbin, China on December 18, 2009.

Ice structures large and small light up a park in Harbin, China during its 26th annual Ice Festival on January 5, 2010

People visit an ice Colosseum at the Harbin Ice Festival on January 3, 2010.

A visitor climbs on icy stairs on an ice sculpture in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, December 24, 2009

People visit a brightly-lit ice sculpture in Harbin, China, December 24, 2009

Visitors walk between buildings made from blocks of ice at the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival,Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010

Workers pass by an ice sculpture in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on December 18, 2009

A woman slides down an ice slide at a festival in China's Heilongjiang province, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010

A woman holds a fox as she waits for tourists to take photos in Harbin, China, January 3, 2010

A worker polishes a Disney-themed ice sculpture before the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festivalon December 18, 2009

People visit tall ice pagodas in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, December 24, 2009

People at the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival climb illuminated stairs on December 24, 2009.

. Illuminated trees and sculptures fill a park in Harbin, China on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010.

Fireworks light up the sky to kick off the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, China on January 5, 2010

Visitors watch fireworks display during the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice andSnow Festival held in China's Heilongjiang province, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010

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