Winter invigorates trips to snow festivals

Ninety-nine snowmen with the same hats and scarves greet tourists at the gate to Taiyangdao Island Park in Harbin on Dec 20. Liu Yang / for China Daily

Part of an ice and snow carnival, skiing at the National Stadium, or Bird's Nest, is among the attractions for winter sports lovers in Beijing.Zhu Xingxin / China Daily

Residents in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, can also have fun with snow at the 4,000-square-meter indoor skiing park inside the city's famed Window of the World complex. Wu Jun / for China Daily