Visitors walked among large ice sculptures at the 29th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in China. The three-month-long subzero festival attracts both foreign and local visitors.

This year's "Ice and Snow World" features majestic ice castles and sculptures of fairytale characters equipped with LED lights, bringing a colourful and warm aura to the icy wonderland.

Performers in Disney character outfits danced at the festival.

Ice formed on a horse's nose.

A snow sculpture of a Siberian tiger and two rabbits.

The opening ceremony of the festival took place on Jan. 5.

A bride kept warm inside a hotel following a mass wedding ceremony involving sixteen couples.

A bride made the victory sign from inside a car before the mass wedding ceremony.

A penguin at the Harbin Polarland Aquarium, The aquarium is one of several local highlights that attracts tourists who are in town for the International Ice and Snow Festival.

Carp fish feeding from a bottle at the Harbin Polarland Aquarium.

A woman took pictures of jellyfish inside a tank at the Harbin Polarland Aquarium.

Divers performed with Beluga whales inside a tank.

Visitors rode on a horse cart among large ice sculptures.

Visitors went sledding down an ice slide.

A huge snow sculpture at the festival.

A visitor posed in front of one of the many sculptures.

A woman posed in front of a large snow sculpture of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

People walked across the frozen Songhua Rver.

A man rode a toy tank for rent on the frozen Songhua River.

A man took a photo of one of the larger scultures.

A woman posed for a photograph in front of a large snow sculpture.

People swam in the freezing waters of the Songhua River.

A woman walked inside a tunnel made of ice blocks.