Snow sculptures created during the competition in Heilongjiang province. [Photo by Li Yi/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

From Dec 4 to 7, a snow sculpture competition was held in Heilongjiang province, with a total of 35 teams from 28 colleges participating. Contestants worked in the park of Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, the capital city. Teams from Heilongjiang Vocational Institute of Ecological Engineering, Heilongjiang University of Technology and East University of Heilongjiang came in the top three.