Festival pahatan es dan salju di Harbin, Cina.

Setelah persiapan panjang membangun "kota" yang terbuat dari es ini, Harbin, Cina, membuat festival pahatan es dan salju terbesar ke-30.
Tradisi tahunan ini dimulai dari pesta taman dengan lentera es pada tahun 1963 namun terhenti selama proses Revolusi Budaya di Cina.



Visitors are silhouetted against lighted ice sculptures at the Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 5, 2014.
The festival kicks off on Sunday. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)



A woman stands in front of an ice sculpture at the Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 5, 2014.
The festival kicks off on Sunday. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)



A couple shares an embrace in front of an ice sculpture at the Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 5, 2014.
The festival kicks off on Sunday. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)



A general overview of ice sculptures at the Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 5, 2014.
The festival kicks off on Sunday. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)



People tour between the large-scale ice sculptures at the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, December 30, 2013.
Some 180,000 cubic meters of ice and 150,000 cubic meters of snow were used to build the 600,000-square-meter ice wonderland. (EPA/Hao Bin)



People tour between the large-scale ice sculptures at the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, December 30, 2013.
Some 180,000 cubic meters of ice and 150,000 cubic meters of snow were used to build the 600,000-square-meter ice wonderland. (EPA/Hao Bin)



People tour between the large-scale ice sculptures at the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, December 30, 2013.
Some 180,000 cubic meters of ice and 150,000 cubic meters of snow were used to build the 600,000-square-meter ice wonderland. (EPA/Hao Bin)



Tourists on a horse carriage pass by the large-scale ice sculptures at the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, December 30, 2013.
Some 180,000 cubic meters of ice and 150,000 cubic meters of snow were used to build the 600,000-square-meter ice wonderland. (EPA/Hao Bin)



People tour between the large-scale ice sculptures at the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, December 30, 2013.
Some 180,000 cubic meters of ice and 150,000 cubic meters of snow were used to build the 600,000-square-meter ice wonderland. (EPA/Hao Bin)



A general view at large ice sculptures at the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival which shows the lighting scene at Sun Island, in Harbin city, Heilongjiang province, northern China, December 30, 2013.
Some 180,000 cubic meters of ice and 150,000 cubic meters of snow were used to build the 600,000-square-meter ice wonderland. (EPA)



A general view shows visitors walking among large ice sculptures palace at the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival which shows the lighting scene at Sun Island, in Harbin city, Heilongjiang province, northern China, December 30, 2013.
Some 180,000 cubic meters of ice and 150,000 cubic meters of snow were used to build the 600,000-square-meter ice wonderland. (EPA)



A general view at large ice sculptures at the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival which shows the lighting scene at Sun Island, in Harbin city, Heilongjiang province, northern China, December 30, 2013.
Some 180,000 cubic meters of ice and 150,000 cubic meters of snow were used to build the 600,000-square-meter ice wonderland. (EPA)



Visitors walk by ice sculptures in the Zhaolin park at the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, capital of China's Heilongjiang province, December 26, 2013.
This ice lantern festival opened on December 26, displaying more than 2,000 ice sculptures and will last until February 2014. (EPA/STRINGER)



A visitor passes by an ice tower sculpture in the Zhaolin park at the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, capital of China's Heilongjiang province, December 26, 2013. This ice lantern festival opened on 26 December, displaying more than 2,000 ice sculptures and will last until February 2014.(EPA/STRINGER)



Visitors tour an ice castle in the Zhaolin park at the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, capital of China's Heilongjiang province, December 26, 2013.
This ice lantern festival opened on December 26, displaying more than 2,000 ice sculptures and will last until February 2014. (EPA/STRINGER)



A man uses his cellphone next to an ice sculpture in the Zhaolin park at the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, capital of China's Heilongjiang province, December 26, 2013.
This ice lantern festival opened on December 26, displaying more than 2,000 ice sculptures and will last until February 2014. (EPA/STRINGER)



A worker carves a large snow sculpture at the Sun Island Park during the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, December 20, 2013. (EPA/WU HONG)



7-meter-long and 26-meter-high large snow sculpture at the Sun Island Park during the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, December 20, 2013. (EPA/WU HONG)



A worker carves a large snow sculpture at the Sun Island Park during the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, December 20, 2013. (EPA/WU HONG)



Workers carve a 117-meter-long and 26-meter-high large snow sculpture at the Sun Island Park during the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, December 20, 2013. (EPA/WU HONG)



Workers carve a large snow sculpture at the Sun Island Park during the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, December 20, 2013. (EPA/WU HONG)



Workers carve a large snow sculpture at the Sun Island Park during the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, December 20, 2013. (EPA/WU HONG)



Visitors stand in front of a large snow sculpture at the Sun Island Park during the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, December 20, 2013. (EPA/WU HONG)



Visitors gather next to an ice gate sculpture in the Zhaolin park at the 30th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, capital of China's Heilongjiang province, December 26, 2013.
This ice lantern festival opened on December 26, displaying more than 2,000 ice sculptures and will last until February 2014. (EPA/STRINGER)



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