Ice and snow festival opens on New Year’s Day

Children take part in activities at an ice and snow cultural festival in Guyang county, Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The festival opened on Jan 1 and will run until the end of February. The festival covers an area of 300,000 square meters, with the ice and snow sculptures representing more than 40,000 cubic meters. An ice and snow sculptures zone, a recreation zone and catering service zone were set up for the event. [Photo/Baotou Daily]

A bridge carved from ice is displayed at an ice and snow cultural festival in Guyang county, Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The festival opened on Jan 1 and will run until the end of February. The festival covers an area of 300,000 square meters, with ice and snow sculptures representing more than 40,000 cubic meters. An ice and snow sculptures zone, a recreation zone and catering service zone were set up for the event. [Photo/Baotou Daily]

Tourists take photographs in front of a nine-dragon wall made of ice, at an ice and snow cultural festival in Guyang county, Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The festival opened on Jan 1 and features ice and snow sculptures, light shows, local food and artistic performances, and will run until the end of February. [Photo/Baotou Daily]