Harbin Ice Festival

A snow sculpture proves to be an attention-getter at the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, China.

Fire and ice at the 35th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, China.

A girl poses on an ice sculpture at the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in 2015.

Ice slides are another draw to the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival.

Ice cycles can be rented for transport among the snow sculptures at the Harbin ice festival.

Illuminated ice structures at Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival.

Other attractions in Harbin, China, include its Central Avenue, built in 1898 and now a veritable museum of European architectural styles.

The Russian influence in Harbin, China, is evident in St. Sophia Cathedral, a former Russian Orthodox church, now an architecture and art museum.

Inside St. Sophia Cathedral.