Over 40 participants from 11 different countries competed in an international ice sculpture contest on Tuesday in the northern Chinese of Harbin for the city’s 30th annual ice festival.<br />Artists turned solid blocks of ice from a nearby river into imaginative designs over a period of three days.<br />The contest lasts began on Monday and is set to end on Wednesday when the final sculptures will be judged.<br />No Comment | euronews: watch the international news without commentary | http://www.euronews.net/nocomment/