The air is so cold it freezes your stinging tears to your face; the sun is so low it escapes to leave you in darkness by mid afternoon; the trees are so gray, barren, and hard they could be concrete; the river ice is so thick it actually supports entire buildings. This worth seeing festival is held at Harbin, China's northernmost metropolis. This year's snow festival was officially called "The 17th Annual China Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Fair"