Grooms kiss their brides at the group wedding ceremony of the 31st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Zhaolin Park, Daoli district, Harbin, capital of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, on Jan 6, 2014. [Photo by Liu Yang/Asianewsphoto]

Traveling from China, Russia and Egypt, 11 grooms said "I do" and exchanged wedding rings with their brides at the group wedding ceremony of the 31st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in the ice city of Harbin on Jan 6.

Themed "Fascinating Ice-Snow Harbin, Charming Chinese Dream", the 31st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival kicked off in Harbin on Jan 5. It will last until the end of February when the ice starts to melt.

For 31 years, a total of 1,056 couples from all over the world have traveled to get married at the group wedding of the Harbin ice festival.

A couple from Egypt gives an interview at the group wedding ceremony of the 31st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Zhaolin Park, Daoli district, Harbin, capital of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, on Jan 6, 2014. [Photo by Liu Yang/Asianewsphoto]

Newlyweds greet audiences at the group wedding ceremony of the 31st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Zhaolin Park, Daoli district, Harbin, capital of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, on Jan 6, 2014. [Photo by Liu Yang/Asianewsphoto]