Harbin, located in northeast China, is the capital city of Hei Longjiang Province. With an average temperature of minus 25 Centigrade or minus 13 Fahrenheit in winter, it is known as the Ice City.
The International Snow Sculpture Competition is one of the earliest and main events of the Ice and Snow Festival. More than 80 competitors from 11 countries are participating in this year's event. Ice sculptor Lin Hai explains his creation.
"The idea is a combination of the Chinese bronze and the mask of the western world. We want to show happiness, anger, grief and joy which are the four major feelings of human beings, but our final purpose is to show our happiness."
Instead of staying warm inside, competitors choose to come out in the cold weather and create. This year's competitors have come from all walks of life - painters, decoration artists and even engineers.
Liman Metoll is a student from Nottingham Trent University in the UK.
"Ah yes it's brilliant! You've got to love it out here! Yes it is cold but you know you keep warm and stay warm, we've got good clothes. If we get cold we go inside, there's a place we can get inside and have some hot drinks. It's good. You just gotta eat a lot, make sure everything is covered. Just don't get frostbite, that's the important thing."
Apart from the competition, the Ice and Snow World provides a place for tourists and competitors to relax and have fun.
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