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A fantastical tour through China's winter wonderland

The Harbin International Snow and Ice festival makes the most brutal of seasons magical

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by Lauren Hansen
January 13, 2016

People visit ice sculptures illuminated by colored lights during a trial operation of the Harbin Ice and Snow World on Dec. 22, 2014.

(REUTERS/Stringer)From December to March, the so-called "ice city" welcomes millions of tourists to experience a veritable winter wonderland designed and built by some 10,000 artists and work

Jan. 5, 2016.

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Jan. 5, 2015

People ride slides on ice sculptures.

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Jan. 4, 2015

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Jan. 4, 2015

Visitors use kaleidoscopes to view the winter landscape and ice sculptures.

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Jan. 5, 2012

The sun sets behind a castle made from blocks of ice.

Jan. 3, 2011

A man takes a photo of an ice sculpture on a main street in Harbin.

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Jan. 3, 2010

People visit an ice sculpture made to look like Rome's Colosseum.

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Jan. 4, 2014

A woman is dwarfed by a giant snow sculpture.

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Dec. 24, 2009

People visit an ice sculpture made to look like China's Forbidden City.

Jan. 5, 2011

Spectators watch fireworks explode over ice sculptures.

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