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Every year，on January 5th，the city of Harbin in northeast China changes into a winter wonderland. Tourists from all around the world come to visit wonderful ice and snow festival.
The festival started in 1963 and began as a winter party. The festival often lasts for one month. However， the weather stays cold and dry，it will go on for a few more days. Temperatures are usually very cold. They can go down to －17℃.
Ice sculptors(雕塑家)use tools to carve the hard ice and snow. These sculptors display their works two main areas. "Sun Island"has huge snow sculptures of people and animals. "Ice and Snow World" has sculptures of buildings. At night，these buildings light up with brightlycolored lights.
Visitors can do a lot of other ，such as skiing and ice sliding. They can also go swimming in the icy waters of the Songhua River.
