Source: CCTV.com

01-24-2008 09:19

Special Report:   2008 Spring Festival
Special Report:   2008 Beijing Olympic Games

From mountain peak to sea floor, people of the northern hemisphere find endless ways to enjoy the winter season. In Beijing, artists present an exhibition of ice sculptures celebrating the 2008 Olympics and the Year of the Rat. In Norway, the annual ice festival goes forward despite a fierce storm. Norwegians are offered a concert on an exotic stage built from ice.

From mountain peak to sea floor, people of the northern hemisphere  find endless ways to enjoy the winter season.

In Japan, thousands turned up on the beaches of Shonan to celebrate the coming of age of its young young people. Now let's take a closer look at how people are having fun along the cold front.

Hundreds gathered at an ice fair in the northwest of Beijing to peruse ice carvings and monument replicas from cities that previously hosted the Olympics.

Lights of various colors placed inside the ice sculptures give the ice fair a mystic glow as couples posed for photos. Among the carvings are a sculpture of the Olympic mascots, as well as the Beijing Olympics logo. Other sculptures showcased are those of athletes performing.