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Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, in pictures

Visitors watch fireworks at the China Ice and Snow World during the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, northeast China.

In China, stunning fireworks have lit up the sky over the world's largest ice and snow festival.

The opening ceremony of the 31st Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival included fireworks and Chinese traditional drumming. A large crowd of tourists from China and around the globe participated in the ceremony. The festival also showcased the works of ice and snow sculptors from across the world. The giant ice sculptures were beautifully illuminated in the night sky.

A child rides on a sleigh past snow sculptures during the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on January 5, 2016. Over one million visitors are expected to attend the spectacular Harbin Ice Festival, where buildings of ice are bathed in ethereal lights and international ice sculptors compete for honors. (AFP Photo)
Visitors walk through the China Ice and Snow World at the 16th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on January 7, 2014. The festival draws tens of thousands of visitors each year to its enormous ice buildings and sculptures. (AFP Photo)
A man takes a photo in front of ice sculptures at the China Ice and Snow World on eve of the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on January 4, 2016. Over one million visitors are expected to attend the spectacular Harbin Ice Festival, where buildings of ice are bathed in ethereal lights and international ice sculptors compete for honours. (AFP Photo)
Visitors look at snow sculptures before the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on January 4, 2016. Over one million visitors are expected to attend the spectacular Harbin Ice Festival, where buildings of ice are bathed in ethereal lights and international ice sculptors compete for honours. (AFP Photo)
A young girl sits on an ice horse at the China Ice and Snow World at the 16th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on January 7, 2014. The festival draws tens of thousands of visitors each year to its enormous ice buildings and sculptures. (AFP Photo)

 

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