Name: Harbin winter festival opens with record-breaking ice and snow display
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Cynthia H. W. Chan

The 41st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival opened on Sunday, attracting more than 800,000 visitors on its first day.
The annual event is held in China’s northeastern province of Heilongjiang. This year’s show has expanded to cover 1 million square metres (11 million sq ft), with around 300,000 cubic metres of ice and snow used to make landmark buildings and sculptures – the largest amount ever used for the festival.


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A worker harvests ice from the frozen Songhua River in preparation for the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World festival, in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. Photo: AFP

Ice blocks harvested from the frozen Songhua River for the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. Photo: AFP

Workers float blocks of ice on the Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. Photo: AFP

Workers separate the ice blocks from the frozen surface of the river. Photo: AFP

Workers are finding the ice thinner on the Songhua River this year, because of the warmer autumn Harbin has experienced. Photo: AFP

An aerial picture of ice blocks that have been cut from the frozen Songhua River. Photo: AFP

Wearing boots and high-visibility vests, workers harvest ice from the frozen Songhua River. Photo: AFP

A worker cuts the ice blocks on the frozen river. Photo: AFP

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Ice blocks cut from the frozen Songhua River. Photo: AFP

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‘Shared Dreams of Ice and Snow, United Hearts in Asia’ is theme of 2025 Harbin festival


‘Shared Dreams of Ice and Snow, United Hearts in Asia’ is theme of 2025 Harbin festival.


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‘Shared Dreams of Ice and Snow, United Hearts in Asia’ is theme of 2025 Harbin festival