Decked in thick winter jackets, dozens of people stood in subzero temperature next to a pool at Harbin in China’s northernmost province of Heilongjiang on Sunday (January 5), waiting to watch members of a local swim team to take their plunge into the icy water.

You can walk through historic monuments shaped from giant icy boulders, the Taj Mahal, the Temple of Heaven and even Warrior Square are all part of China's spectacular World of Snow and Ice in Harbin.

BEIJING, Jan 5 (APP): The 41st China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival kicked off at Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, capital city of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on Sunday.

Workers watch a visitor sliding down blocks of ice at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China's Harbin Ice Festival and Changchun Snow World showcase stunning ice castles, intricate sculptures, and thrilling slides, captivating tourists with record-breaking displays and celebrating winter's beauty in Heilongjiang and Jilin Provinces.

China's Ice and Snow World excites tourists with ice castles, slides and sculptures:: Harbin, China::Tourists expressed excitement on Saturday (January 4) at the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital city of China's northeastern Heilongjiang Province.

A contestant works on a snow sculpture at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo park in Harbin northe

HARBIN: Animal ears and pom-poms on fuzzy hats adorn tourists' heads on the streets of the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, which is enjoying a surge in visitors driven by social media.

Loving couples take part in a group wedding at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China Heilongjiang

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) launched a photo exhibition and cultural showcase at the Nihao! China: China Ice and Snow Tourism Overseas Promotion Season 2025 on 5 January 2025. These events form a highlight of the prestigious Harbin Ice and Snow Festival,

"Nihao! China"— The China Ice and Snow Tourism Overseas Promotion Season 2025 kicked off on Sunday in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province.

The first five months of 2024 saw the operating income of Heilongjiang's cultural, sports and entertainment industries rise nearly 60 percent year-on-year, according to official data