Visitors tour the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 5, 2012. The 28th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival and the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World opened here on Thursday. Made of 180,000 cubic meters of ice and 160,000 cubic meters of snow, the Ice and Snow World will put on show a wide range of ice and snow sculptures, including those of many cartoon figures worldwide. [Xinhua/Wang Kai]