Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 4 Kyodo - People view a snow sculpture of a cake on Feb. 4, 2026, the opening day of the 76th Sapporo Snow Festival in the capital of Hokkaido in northern Japan. About 2 million people are expected to visit the event through Feb. 11 featuring more than 200 snow and ice sculptures. (Kyodo)

Sapporo Snow Festival

Sapporo Snow Festival

People view a snow sculpture of a cake on Feb. 4, 2026, the opening day of the 76th Sapporo Snow Festival in the capital of Hokkaido in northern Japan. About 2 million people are expected to visit the event through Feb. 11 featuring more than 200 snow and ice sculptures.

Sapporo Snow Festival

Sapporo Snow Festival

People view a snow sculpture of a cake on Feb. 4, 2026, the opening day of the 76th Sapporo Snow Festival in the capital of Hokkaido in northern Japan. About 2 million people are expected to visit the event through Feb. 11 featuring more than 200 snow and ice sculptures.

Harbin Ice-Snow World - China

Harbin Ice-Snow World - China

A contestant works on an ice sculpture at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 3, 2026. The "Ice City" Harbin is experiencing a growing influx of visitors drawn to the ice and snow landscapes. On Monday, the 42nd Ice and Snow Festival opened at Harbin Ice-Snow World, the world's largest ice and snow theme park and the city's landmark tourist attraction. During the recent three-day New-Year holiday, Harbin welcomed over 4.1 million travelers. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

Heart-shaped Ice Sculpture Enclosed Red Roses Inside

Heart-shaped Ice Sculpture Enclosed Red Roses Inside

HAMI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2026 - An artificially created ice sculpture in the Cultural and Creative Park, featuring a unique "heart-shaped" silhouette and enclosed red roses inside in Hami, Xinjiang, China on January 2, 2026.

Heart-shaped Ice Sculpture Enclosed Red Roses Inside

Heart-shaped Ice Sculpture Enclosed Red Roses Inside

HAMI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2026 - An artificially created ice sculpture in the Cultural and Creative Park, featuring a unique "heart-shaped" silhouette and enclosed red roses inside in Hami, Xinjiang, China on January 2, 2026.

Heart-shaped Ice Sculpture Enclosed Red Roses Inside

Heart-shaped Ice Sculpture Enclosed Red Roses Inside

HAMI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2026 - An artificially created ice sculpture in the Cultural and Creative Park, featuring a unique "heart-shaped" silhouette and enclosed red roses inside in Hami, Xinjiang, China on January 2, 2026.

Heart-shaped Ice Sculpture Enclosed Red Roses Inside

Heart-shaped Ice Sculpture Enclosed Red Roses Inside

HAMI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2026 - An artificially created ice sculpture in the Cultural and Creative Park, featuring a unique "heart-shaped" silhouette and enclosed red roses inside in Hami, Xinjiang, China on January 2, 2026.

Heart-shaped Ice Sculpture Enclosed Red Roses Inside

Heart-shaped Ice Sculpture Enclosed Red Roses Inside

HAMI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2026 - An artificially created ice sculpture in the Cultural and Creative Park, featuring a unique "heart-shaped" silhouette and enclosed red roses inside in Hami, Xinjiang, China on January 2, 2026.

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

An aerial drone photo shows competitors working on ice sculptures during the 37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 2, 2026. The competition kicked off here on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.CO

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

A competitor works on an ice sculpture during the 37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 2, 2026. The competition kicked off here on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.CO

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

Competitors work on ice sculptures during the 37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 2, 2026. The competition kicked off here on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.CO

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

A competitor works on an ice sculpture during the 37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 2, 2026. The competition kicked off here on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.CO

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

Competitors work on ice sculptures during the 37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 2, 2026. The competition kicked off here on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.CO

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

Competitors work on an ice sculpture during the 37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 2, 2026. The competition kicked off here on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.CO

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

Competitors work on ice sculptures during the 37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 2, 2026. The competition kicked off here on Friday. Photo by Zhang Chunlei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition - China

Competitors work on ice sculptures during the 37th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 2, 2026. The competition kicked off here on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.CO

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

27th Harbin Ice and Snow World

Tourists visit the Ice Sculpture Castle at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

ICE Raids Spark Protest Riot - LA

ICE Raids Spark Protest Riot - LA

A sculpture is spray-painted with an anti-ICE message during a protest in Los Angeles, California, on June 7, 2025. Demonstrators clashed with U.S. Border Patrol after ICE agents raided a Home Depot. President Trump deployed 2,000 troops to the area later that day, a move sharply criticized by California’s governor. Photo by Sahab Zaribaf/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)