A child and his mother have
fun on the ice surface in front of an ice sculpture in Harbin, capital of
northeast China's Heilongjiang province,December 23, 2006, prior to the
official launch of the annual ice and snow festival. Over 2,000 pieces of
ice and snow sculptures are displayed at the festival that boasts the
largest of its kind in the world, Xinhua News Agency
said. [Xinhua] |