http://news.yahoo.com/photos/internatio ... slideshow/
It is picture number 16 out of 24.
I had never heard of this festival, but it is the 30th anniversary [minus some years out due to the horrific Cultural
Revolution in China] of the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival.
The sculptures are remarkable ! But amongst the Buddhas and glitz, some souls
cared to replicate the Russian emigre Cathedral of Harbin, St Sophia [I think I recognize that ! ].
Temp's are as low there in Harbin many winters as 30 below zero, Fahrenheit.
Imagine what one of our great "founding fathers", namely Metropolitan Philaret [then-Archimandrite] had to suffer while
ministering to the emigre flock in Manchuria!
I believe he was granted asylum by Australia just the year before this Ice Festival began life so he would never have glimspsed
these spectacular creations.