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Last updated on: January 10, 2011 13:25 IST

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Image: Spectators watch as fireworks explode over ice sculptures
Photographs: David Gray/Reuters

The 27th Harbin international ice and snow festival themed 'Merry Ice and Snow, Passionate City' kicked off recently.

More than 70 ice sculptors from 16 countries and regions are attending the contest in Heilongjiang Province.

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Image: A tourist visits an ice sculpture at a park in Harbin
Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters
 
Image: A woman holds a fox as she waits for tourists to take photos
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Image: People visit tall ice pagodas
Photographs: Sheng Li/Reuters
 
Image: Fireworks light up the sky behind an ice sculpture
Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters
 
Image: A man dressed as Mickey Mouse poses in front of a snow sculpture at a park
Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters
 
Image: After nightfall, people visit ice sculptures at a park in Harbin
Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters
 
Image: People visit an ice Colosseum
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Image: A visitor climbs on icy stairs on an ice sculpture
Photographs: Sheng Li/Reuters
 
Image: Vendors selling beer and food stand in front of ice sculptures as they wait for customers
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Image: A man stands with his horse and carriage as he waits for visitors in front of a massive ice sculpture
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Image: A workman walks near ice sculptures
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