HARBIN, China — Even as the mercury dropped ... They first carved out a pool in the Songhua River, breaking the 10-centimeter (4-inch) thick layer of ice that had formed again overnight and ...

This time around, the ice park spans 810,000sq m with 250,000cu m of sculptured ice, harvested from the nearby frozen Songhua River ... years,” he said. Harbin is the capital city of China ...

The ice block, dubbed the "first ice" of the year, was harvested amid the rhythmic chants of workers, signaling the start of Harbin's annual ice-cutting season on the Songhua River, which winds ...

The ice sculpture of the CNS Liaoning aircraft carrier on the frozen Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Despite the extremely cold weather, the frozen lake at ...

of ice blocks cut mainly from the adjacent Songhua River. There are satellite parks elsewhere in Harbin. “When I come here and see all the ice sculptures and snow, it’s just, wow!” ...