People flock to a park to see the ice sculptures at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World (Festival) in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province December 23, 2007. It's the ninth year the Ice City showcases ice sculptures in winter, which sets "Ice World, Olympic Dream" as the theme this year. [Xinhua]

People visit an ice sculpture resembling the Tian'anmen Square in a park at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World (Festival) in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province December 23, 2007. It's the ninth year the Ice City showcases ice sculptures in winter, which sets "Ice World, Olympic Dream" as the theme this year. [Xinhua]

People visit an ice sculpture named "Olympic Tower" in a park at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World (Festival) in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province December 23, 2007. It's the ninth year the Ice City showcases ice sculptures in winter, which sets "Ice World, Olympic Dream" as the theme this year. [Xinhua]

An overview of ice sculptures in a park at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World (Festival) is seen here in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province December 23, 2007. It's the ninth year the Ice City showcases ice sculptures in winter, which sets "Ice World, Olympic Dream" as the theme this year. [Xinhua]

An ice sculpture in a park at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World (Festival) is seen here in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province December 23, 2007. It's the ninth year the Ice City showcases ice sculptures in winter, which sets "Ice World, Olympic Dream" as the theme this year. [Xinhua]

People walk on an ice bridge in a park at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World (Festival) in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province December 23, 2007. It's the ninth year the Ice City showcases ice sculptures in winter, which sets "Ice World, Olympic Dream" as the theme this year. [Xinhua]

(Xinhua News Agency December 24, 2007)