PhotoBlog - china,ice

6
Feb
2012
2:47pm, EST
Large ice sculptures lit with bright colors at Chinese festival
Lintao Zhang / Getty Images
Visitors view ice sculptures at Yanqing Ice Festival also for the Chinese Lantern Festival which falls on February 6 and traditionally marks the end of the Lunar New Year celebrations on February 6, 2012 in Beijing, China.The Lantern Festival also known as the Yuanxiao Festival or Shangyuan Festival in China.
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Visitors view ice sculptures at Yanqing Ice Festival.
Lintao Zhang / Getty Images
Visitors view ice sculptures at Yanqing Ice Festival.
Lintao Zhang / Getty Images
A visitors view ice sculptures at Yanqing Ice Festival.
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Such a beautiful creation of the ice sculpture. The lighting and the arrangements are really very beautiful. I have never seen this kind of art, it is really awesome. There are no words to explain.
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26
Dec
2011
12:47am, EST
Light it up! Testing period gets underway at Harbin Ice and Snow World
Sheng Li / Reuters
A horse-drawn carriage passes by ice sculptures during the light-testing period of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China, Dec. 25. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival will be officially launched on January 5, 2012.
Sheng Li / Reuters
Tourists visit ice sculptures during the lights testing period of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on Dec. 25, 2011. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival will be officially launched on January 5, 2012.
If this picture leaves you wanting more, check out the images from last year's Harbin Ice and Snow World.
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Very Awesome. Art is universal. Too bad we don't have similar here in the US. No profit in it I guess.
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18
Jan
2011
6:18am, EST
Wu Hong / EPA
A wide angle lens image showing scores of fishing boats seen blocked by sea ice at a port in rural Qingdao city, eastern China's Shandong province, Jan. 18.
Iced in: Fishing boats blocked by sea ice in China
By Elena Grothe
EPA reports: China's National Marine Forecasting Station issued an alarm on Jan. 15 on sea ice as it was developing fast off the country's eastern coast due to the severe cold including Laizhou Bay, Liaodong Bay, Jiaozhou Bay, Bohai Bay and northern Yellow Sea.
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5
Jan
2011
10:35am, EST
David Gray / Reuters
Spectators watch as fireworks explode during the official opening of the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province on January 5, 2011.
Celebrating ice and snow in Harbin‎, China
By Mish Whalen
See more photos from this amazing festival HERE.
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23
Dec
2010
12:37pm, EST
Freaky (and ornate) snow sculptures in China
Sheng Li / Reuters
A worker shapes a snow sculpture ahead of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, on Thursday, Dec. 23. The 27th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival will kick off on January 5, 2011
Sheng Li / Reuters
A worker installs lights on a snow sculpture before the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival on Thursday.

By Jonathan Woods, msnbc.com
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Awesome!!!
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Celebrating ice and snow in Harbin‎, China