Building the Fabulous Harbin Ice and Snow Sculptures: Pictures

Artists prepare a snow sculpture for the upcoming Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. REUTERS/Aly Song
Artists carve the 103-meter-long snow sculpture "Long Song" for the 29th Harbin International Snow Sculpture Art Expo at Sun Island in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province of China. VCG via Getty Images
Artists and workers prepare ice and snow sculptures for the upcoming Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. REUTERS/Aly Song
Workers pull a giant ice cube out of the frozen Songhua River to make sculptures for the upcoming Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. REUTERS/Aly Song
Artists and workers prepare a snow sculpture for the upcoming Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. REUTERS/Aly Song
Workers drag a big ice block at frozen Songhua River in Harbin. The ice blocks will be transported to the icy scenery areas. VCG via Getty Images
Workers use saws and borers to dig big ice blocks from the frozen Songhua River in Harbin. VCG via Getty Images
Workers dig big ice blocks in the frozen Songhua River. VCG via Getty Images
Workers smile under an ice sculpture. REUTERS/Aly Song
Artists and workers prepare an ice sculpture. REUTERS/Aly Song
Artists and workers prepare ice and snow sculptures in Harbin, China. REUTERS/Aly Song
An artist polishes an ice sculpture. REUTERS/Aly Song
A snow sculpture in Harbin, China. REUTERS/Aly Song
Artists and workers prepare snow sculptures. REUTERS/Aly Song
Artists carve the 103-meter-long snow sculpture "Long Song". VCG via Getty Images
A worker prepares an ice sculpture. REUTERS/Aly Song
Artists carve the 103-meter-long snow sculpture "Long Song". VCG via Getty Images
Artists and workers prepare a snow sculpture for the upcoming Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. REUTERS/Aly Song