Kamis, 08 November 2007

Snow & Ice in China - pics


Outside the main entrance to the ice festival, called “The Fourth Annual Harbin Ice and Snow World.”


A Thai temple of ice...


...complete with hallways and rooms inside


A bridge of ice, spanning ice, leading to more icy ground.

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An entire ship constructed of ice, with passengers onboard.

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The snow festival is mostly a display of art; the ice festival is mostly a display of architecture


One of the popular activities at the festival is climbing a wall of solid ice.


An overview of the ice festival from atop the Great Wall of ice


The Great Wall doubles as a long ice slide; just sit and go


A view from atop that structure, looking back on a Russian-styled building and a mock Great Wall, both constructed out of ice


The ice festival, a few miles away from the snow festival


Even the sunsets in Harbin look cold


I was surprised to discover this sculpture of a Native American


The sun begins to set


Most of the sculptures appearing at the snow festival are competitive entries


Snow and ice sculpture


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