The First Yinchuan Binhe Ice Lantern Art Festival kicked off at the Yellow River Hengcheng Travel Resort in the city of Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on January 25. A total of some 30 ice and snow sculptures and 76 lantern banks will be on display during the festival; workers from Heilongjiang and Sichuan Provinces have skillfully finished the carvings and lantern installation works. [Photo: Xinhua]