Visitors check out a display at the 2023 ice and snow carnival at Longqing Gorge, a tourist spot in northwestern Beijing’s Yanqing district. Photo: Han Haidan/China News Service, VCG

Children touch an ice sculpture on Tuesday, the event’s opening day. Nearly 350 ice and snow sculptures are on display at the event. Photo: VCG

A girl checks out a rabbit-shaped lantern on Tuesday. The carnival is spread out over 200,000 square meters (49.4 acres), including 8,000 square meters devoted to lanterns carved out of ice. Photo: IC Photo

Two children pose for photos at the carnival on Tuesday. Photo: VCG

Citizens enjoy a space-themed display on Tuesday. The carnival has four themes this year: Yanqing Legend, Ice and Snow Garden, Future World and Hello Antarctic. Photo: IC Photo

Lanterns carved into the shape of palaces sit on display on Tuesday. The first Longqing Gorge ice lantern festival was held in 1987. Photo: VCG

Workers pull chiseled ice out of a river for the exhibition on Dec. 30. Photo: VCG

Workers carve snow sculptures for the festival at Longqing Gorge. Photo: The Publicity Department of Yanqing District