Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival opens
(newsphoto)
Updated: 2006-01-06 06:33

Fireworks light up the sky as the 22nd Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival opens in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province Thursday January 5, 2006. A host of miniatures of Russian landmarks will be on display during the annual event themed "China-Russia Friendship." [newsphoto]