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  • large ice sculptures at night at the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival
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  • A worker balances with a chain saw on a large ice block
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  • group of workers surround ice sculptures
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  • workers cutting block of ice using traditional methods
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  • worker takes picture with his cell phone of colorful ice sculptures
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  • A team of Chinese workers use ice picks
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  • Chinese laborers climb on scaffolding as they work on a large ice sculpture at night
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  • group of Chinese workers transport iceblocks to festival site
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  • Multicolored lights on ice sculptures and groups of workers surrounding sculptures
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  • single worker cutting ice
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  • worker at night assembling lights for ice sculpture
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  • Iceblocks at night with blue lighting projected
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  • aerial view of ice block sculpture during the day
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  • worker takes a break against a backdrop of partially constructed ice buildings
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  • view of frozen lake with buildings in the background
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