Amazing ice sculptures unveiled in China

(Source: Mirror)

Stunning ice sculptures have been lit up in a test before the start of a major festival.

Crowds mingled among frozen artworks created for next month’s Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China, where temperatures can plummet to -38C.

The Harbin festival features reproductions of some of the most iconic buildings in the world carved by thousands of workers from giant blocks of ice and snow.
 


45 coloured ice sculptures and large-scale landscapes along a 1,400 metre-long stretch, the China news agency Xinhua reported.

It added that one of the snow sculptures will recreate Marilyn Monroe's famous pose from the film The Seven Year Itch, in which she stood on a subway grate while her white dress is blown above her knees by a passing train.

The Harbin Festival, which officially launches in early January, is one of the world's four largest ice and snow festivals, along with Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival, Canada's Quebec City Winter Carnival, and Norway's Ski Festival.
 


Now in its 13th year, the festival attracts up to a million visitors.

 
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