NE China's Harbin embraces coming of tourism boom with snow sculptures

12月12日，在哈爾濱太陽島雪博會園區，一名雪雕師在給雪雕作品《龍騰福山》拍照。隨著冰城哈爾濱市進入冰雪季，太陽島雪博會、各個雪雕賽事等各種熱鬧的“雪事”也正款款走來，雪雕師和雪雕賽選手們在嚴寒中火熱雕琢“雪世界”。[新華社記者 王建威 攝]

A sculptor takes a photo of a giant snow sculpture at the Sun Island scenic area in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 12, 2023. With numerous snow sculptures constructed in the theme park titled "snow world", the city of Harbin, known as China's "ice city" in the northeast, is witnessing the coming of its high season for tourism. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)