In winter wonderland: Harbin Ice and Snow World

Take a look at how the popular winter attraction has come alive

As the annual snow festival at Harbin Ice and Snow World in China kicks off, take a look at how the popular winter attraction has come alive with sculptures and revelling

A visitor poses with a snow sculpture at the theme park in China’s northern Heilongjiang | Photos: AFP and Reuters

Visitors marvel at a snow sculpture of a giant Buddha

People watch fireworks explode over ice sculptures at the opening ceremony

Revellers take part in a disco dance

A man stands beside a food van

A woman dressed up in a costume gets clicked in front of an ice sculpture of a castle