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Ice and snow festival in China brings winter wonderland to life

Jan 5, 2014

Ice and snow festival in China brings winter wonderland to life

Michael Gold 2 Comments World China, Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, Ice and Snow World, ice sculpture, snow

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While much of the U.S. prepares for potentially record-breaking cold temperatures this week, the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival has visitors flocking to northeast China to, uh, chill out. The event kicked off Sunday with an ice swimming competition, but the festival really heats up (we know, we know) at night when guests stroll past giant ice sculptures illuminated in a winter village.

Jan. 11 Photo Brief: A panda in Snow World, Golden Power acrobats, a wolf man in London and Kate Middelton’s natural painting

Jan 11, 2013

Jan. 11 Photo Brief: A panda in Snow World, Golden Power acrobats, a wolf man in London and Kate Middelton’s natural painting

Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief acrobatic, Australia, Belarus, Britain, butterflies, China, Chuy, Circus of Horrors, cricket, dust storm, Dutchess of Cambridge, Germany, Greece, Hungary, ice sculpture, India, Kate Middleton, kittens, marigolds, panda, priest, puppies, Russia, snake, Vladimir Putin, wolf man, zoo

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Kate and Will think her new official portrait is beautiful but critics disagree, the Circus of Horrors rehearses in London, the Harbin International Ice and Snow World festival draws a crowd in China, the Hungarian ‘Golden Power’ acrobats rehearse for the Grand Circus of Budapest and more in today’s daily brief.