Ice cubes collected for int'l ice and snow festival in NE China

Photo taken on Jan. 2, 2018 shows ice cubes along Songhua River in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. In winter, Harbin hosts an international ice and snow festival and a number of ice carving competitions annually. The ice cubes collected from the frozen Songhua River are in large demand. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)