A 35-meter-long ice dragon sculpture emerges on the frozen lake at Nanhu Park in Changchun, Jilin province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Three ice sculptors spent three days carving an ice dragon on the frozen lake at Nanhu Park in Changchun, Jilin province, to welcome the upcoming Year of the Dragon.

The 35-meter-long dragon hovers over the ice as if it had just emerged from the lake, attracting many tourists and residents to take photos.

A 35-meter-long ice dragon sculpture emerges on the frozen lake at Nanhu Park in Changchun, Jilin province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A 35-meter-long ice dragon sculpture emerges on the frozen lake at Nanhu Park in Changchun, Jilin province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]