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The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN
The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN
The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN
The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN
The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN
The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN
The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN
The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN
The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN
The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

The annual International Ice and Snow Festival is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

No, these pictures aren't AI generated – they show real sculptures from Harbin's famous International Ice and Snow Festival. Blocks of ice were cut from the frozen Songhua River and then towed to the site where they were sculpted by teams of artists. This year's theme centers around architecture from across Asia – which ones do you recognize?

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