Tourists ride bicycles on the frozen Songhua River in Harbin, capital city of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, on Jan 2. A carnival park made entirely out of ice and snow on the ice-bound waterway opened to the public starting on Dec 25. It occupies an area of 11 million square meters and features four different areas for ice and snow sightseeing, as well as entertainment activities such as skating, ice hockey, ice slides and snow mobiles. [Photo/chinanews.com]
  Tourists try out an ice sleigh in a carnival park on the frozen Songhua River on Jan 2. [Photo/chinanews.com]
  A hovercraft carrying tourists over the icy waterway on Jan 2. [Photo/chinanews.com]
  A carriage carries visitors on the frozen Songhua River. [Photo/chinanews.com]
  Kids meet up with a special figure in the carnival park. [Photo/chinanews.com]