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Stunning ice sculptures have been lit up in a test
before the start of a major festival.
Crowds mingled among frozen artworks created for next month’s Harbin
International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China, where temperatures
can plummet to -38C.
The Harbin festival features reproductions of some of the most iconic
buildings in the world carved by thousands of workers from giant blocks
of ice and snow.
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45 coloured ice sculptures and large-scale landscapes along a 1,400
metre-long stretch, the China news agency Xinhua reported.
It added that one of the snow sculptures will recreate Marilyn Monroe's
famous pose from the film The Seven Year Itch, in which she stood on a
subway grate while her white dress is blown above her knees by a passing
train.
The Harbin Festival, which officially launches in early January, is one
of the world's four largest ice and snow festivals, along with Japan's
Sapporo Snow Festival, Canada's Quebec City Winter Carnival, and
Norway's Ski Festival.
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Now in its 13th year, the festival attracts up to a million visitors.
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