Ice block collection commences in northeast China

Workers collect ice blocks from the frozen Songhua River in Mohe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on December 1, 2019. The ice blocks are crystal clear and appear blue when illuminated due to the clean environment of the river. The ice blocks will be used to make ice sculptures and other snow structures in places like the Harbin Ice-Snow World, a famous tourism resort in winter. [Photo: VCG]