Winter in China - Snow in Kunming

jgnat

Today we have freaky winds on the prairies.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/damaging-winds-whip-through-the-prairies-widespread-warnings-and-gusts-over-100-kmh/19448/
problemaddict

80 degrees in sunny san diego......but we can't build ice hotels for crap here.
fulltimestudent

Nor in OZ - Adelaide today - 46 degrees C and Melbourne 44 C. Canberra - 40 C.

Sydney, (Thank U Yahweh) only 29 C (where I live) So ice stands no chance here either. But even here in Sydney, Harbin is starting to look like a bloody paradise.
fulltimestudent

BTW, notice the pik of the waiter in the Harbin Shangri-La hotel - and just behind him on the RHS are two fire extinguishers.
humbled

Beautiful pictures. Thanks for taking me on the trip...
Scott77

Very awesome and amazing. Thank you.

Scott77
fulltimestudent

The Harbin Festival also has another side - Snow sculpture. Here's some exhibits from this year's competition:

Images are from the Chinese Newspaper, Global Times (English Internet edition) - http://english.people.com.cn/102774/8515493.html
fulltimestudent

And more:

and some things are just for fun, though you run the risk of having a frozen bum.