These photos show an 197-acre, rainbow coloured city that features iconic landmarks from all over the world - all made from ice.

It is the 34th annual Ice Festival in Harbin, north-east China and features sculptures of Moscow's Red Square and Bangkok's Temple of the Emerald Buddha.

Last year, eighteen million revellers came to explore the stunning park, despite temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees.

Some of this year's work centres around Chinese President Xi Jinping's major foreign policy is also captured in art at this festival.

The One Belt One Road policy plans to link Asia and Europe with a network of railways and ports.

The park opened on January 5 and will run through until late February, with crowds expected to peak around Chinese New Year between February 15 and 23.

Last year, the ice fesitval bought in 28.7 billion yuan (£3.62 billion) in tourism revenue for Harbin.

Ice sculpture artist Han Zhenkun designed his work based on the historic Silk Road.

'Back then, through the Silk Road, exquisite art works from China like potteries were transported by camels and horses to the Western world,' Han said.

He added 'Art has no borders.

'It's an abstract language. We communicate with our works in this international competition. It means a lot.'