Today is January 5th, and the annually held Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival will open today. The festival is a big event for the local people and they take a leave from their work a day to celebrate it.

Having stayed in Harbin for nearly seven years, I have not visited the festival yet. During my undergraduate years,I usually made preparations for the final exams on January 5th.I have time this year, but not enough ensusiaum for it. So I make a visit of it by seeing the pictures on line.