These Snow Sculptures From China Are Simply Breathtaking

The people who make these have the coolest jobs.

This is the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Art Expo.

This is the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Art Expo.

Where is Harbin? It's in Heilongjiang Province, in North East China.

And how can they pull this off? Well they get some of the coldest winds in China. Today's temperature in Habin is -19°C (-2F). It is due to drop to -26°C (-15F) by Thursday.

Basically, if you're there wear a sweater.

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There are sculptures in all different shapes and sizes. For example there are these huge woolly mammoths and reindeer...

There are sculptures in all different shapes and sizes. For example there are these huge woolly mammoths and reindeer...

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This awesome T-Rex with a LEASH on it.

This awesome T-Rex with a LEASH on it.

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And this big woman with big hair saying hello.

And this big woman with big hair saying hello.

The ice comes from the nearby frozen Songhua River. Sculptors get the freezing water from the river, pile it on top of each other like sugar cubes, and then spend days carving and decorating it them into these spectacular creations.

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