Even as the mercury dropped well below freezing, enthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during a daily ritual in northeast China’s “ice city” of Harbin. The swimmers trained daily ...

In the heart of winter a dense mist blankets the Songhua River as it winds through Jilin City of northeast China Jilin ...

In air temperatures of -13 degrees Celsius (8.6 degrees Fahrenheit), swimmers carved a pool out of the icy waters of the Songhua River in the northeastern city of Harbin. The frigid swim was the ...

An aerial view of the CNS Liaoning aircraft carrier ice sculpture on the frozen Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Around 100 sculptors and workers ...

Celsius (-22 Fahrenheit), visitors to China's wintertime resort city of Harbin often make a beeline for stalls selling padded ...

A man chats with residents in winter clothings as he prepares to swim in a pool carved from ice on the frozen Songhua river in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, Tuesday ...

Despite the extremely cold weather and strong winds on the frozen Songhua River, an intense ice dragon boat race attracted many residents and tourists in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on Tuesday.

Visitors enjoy a ride on a tube slide pulled by a vehicle on the frozen Songhua river in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang ...

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6 square miles) of the city, with the sculptures using 13,000 cubic meters (460,000 cubic feet) of ice blocks cut mainly from the adjacent Songhua River. There are satellite parks elsewhere in Harbin.