A tourist (R) takes pictures of the ice sculpture with her mobile phone as her friend looks on during the 4th Ice, Snow, Cultural and Tourism Festival in Barkol Kazak Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Augonomous Region, Jan. 5, 2009. The 4th Barkol Ice, Snow, Cultural and Tourism Festival was opened on Jan. 5, displaying more than 100 ice or snow sculptures and holding ice and snow sports games to promote the local herdsmen's traditons near Xinjiang's Hami city. (Xinhua/Zhu Zhenghua)

Tourists view snow sculpture "Running Bulls Welcome the Spring" during the 4th Ice, Snow, Cultural and Tourism Festival in Barkol Kazak Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Augonomous Region, Jan. 5, 2009. The 4th Barkol Ice, Snow, Cultural and Tourism Festival was opened on Jan. 5, displaying more than 100 ice or snow sculptures and holding ice and snow sports games to promote the local herdsmen's traditons near Xinjiang's Hami city. (Xinhua/Zhu Zhenghua)