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The 5th Harbin Ice Harvest Festival kicks off on the Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province on December 7, 2024. /CFP
Workers in traditional costumes pull the first ice block from the Songhua River at the opening ceremony of the 5th Harbin Ice Harvest Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province on December 7, 2024. /CFP
A visitor poses for photos with a piece of ice at the opening ceremony of the 5th Harbin Ice Harvest Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province on December 7, 2024. /CFP
Performers pose for photos at the opening ceremony of the 5th Harbin Ice Harvest Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province on December 7, 2024. /CFP
Local specialty frozen pears, stored in ice buckets, are seen at the opening ceremony of the 5th Harbin Ice Harvest Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, on December 7, 2024. /CFP
Visitors pose for photos with the snow sculpture of "Nini," one of the mascots of the 2025 Asian Winter Games, near the Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province on December 7, 2024. /CFP
The first ice block collected during the 5th Harbin Ice Harvest Festival attracts many visitors at the festival's opening ceremony in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province on December 7, 2024. /CFP
A child poses for photos with a big fish at the opening ceremony of the 5th Harbin Ice Harvest Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province on December 7, 2024. /CFP
Locals prepare delicious food for visitors at the opening ceremony of the 5th Harbin Ice Harvest Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province on December 7, 2024. /CFP
The 5th Harbin Ice Harvest Festival began on Saturday on the frozen Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. A grand opening ceremony drew crowds of locals and tourists alike, who gathered to witness the first ice block being pulled from the river amidst traditional folk rituals. Attendees also enjoyed a variety of activities and sampled local delicacies.
Over the coming weeks, the ice harvested from the river will be used to construct the renowned Harbin Ice and Snow World, as well as the venues and ice sculptures for the Asian Winter Games, which are set to take place in February 2025.
Six-meter-tall snow sculptures of the two Asian Winter Games' mascots "Binbin" and "Nini," which have been erected near the Songhua River, became popular photo spots for visitors to the opening ceremony, adding to the festive atmosphere.