1. City of ice

2. Workers grin under an ice mold. REUTERS/Aly Song

3. Artists and specialists get ready ice and snow models. REUTERS/Aly Song

4. An craftsman cleans an ice design. REUTERS/Aly Song

5. Workers haul a mammoth ice solid shape out of the solidified Songhua River as they concentrate ice to make figures. REUTERS/Aly Song

6. Artists and specialists get ready ice and snow figures. REUTERS/Aly Song

7. A laborer postures in his solidified garments. REUTERS/Aly Song

8. Artists and laborers set up an ice design. REUTERS/Aly Song

9. A snow figure is seen. REUTERS/Aly Song

10. Workers transport heads of models as they plan to offer caps at the celebration. REUTERS/Aly Song

11. A snow figure is seen. REUTERS/Aly Song

12. Artists set up a snow form. REUTERS/Aly Song

13. Artists and laborers get ready ice and snow figures. REUTERS/Aly Song

14. Artists and laborers set up a snow design. REUTERS/Aly Song

15. Artists and laborers get ready snow figures. REUTERS/Aly Song

16. Artists work on snow figures at the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang region, China. REUTERS/Stringer