Icy world of China

Ice scupltures are displayed at the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even an Egyptian Sphynx - all carved from ice - are among the sights at this year's festival. (AFP Photo)

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Ice scupltures are displayed at the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even an Egyptian Sphynx - all carved from ice - are among the sights at this year's festival. (AFP Photo)

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Ice scupltures are displayed at the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even an Egyptian Sphynx - all carved from ice - are among the sights at this year's festival. (AFP Photo/Gou Yige)

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Ice scupltures are displayed at the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even an Egyptian Sphynx - all carved from ice - are among the sights at this year's festival. (AFP Photo)

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Ice scupltures are displayed at the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even an Egyptian Sphynx - all carved from ice - are among the sights at this year's festival. (AFP Photo)

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Ice scupltures are displayed at the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even an Egyptian Sphynx - all carved from ice - are among the sights at this year's festival. (AFP Photo)

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Ice scupltures are displayed at the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even an Egyptian Sphynx - all carved from ice - are among the sights at this year's festival. (AFP Photo/Gou Yige)

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Confetti is thrown at couples during a group wedding ceremony as part of the 28th Harbin International Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province of China. Reuters/Sheng Li

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Ice scupltures are displayed at the annual Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even an Egyptian Sphynx - all carved from ice - are among the sights at this year's festival. (AFP Photo)

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A man lifts his wife in front of a snow sculpture after a group wedding ceremony as part of the 28th Harbin International Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province of China. Reuters/Sheng Li