A restored section of the Great Wall, Mutianyu, northeast of Beijing, China

Rice paddies and brick-maker at Longsheng in northeast Guangxi Province, China

Sunset over an ice sculpture of a Russian orthodox church replica at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

An igloo ice sculpture illuminated at night at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

An igloo ice sculpture illuminated at night at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Fireworks over ice sculptures illuminated at night at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Snow and ice sculptures illuminated at night at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Snow and ice sculptures illuminated at night at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Snow and ice sculptures illuminated at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Sunset and replica Forbidden City ice sculpture at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

A traditional Chinese lion ice sculptures at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Tourists walking past the snow and Ice Sculptures at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Replica ice sculptures of Notre Dame Cathedral and London's Tower Bridge at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

A horse and carriage and ice sculptures at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

A horse and carriage ride and snow and ice sculptures at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

A boy slides down a giant replica sculpture of Beijing's Forbidden City at the Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival on Sun Island Park, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Dog sled ride at the Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival at Sun Island Park, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

A sled ride at the Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival at Sun Island Park, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

A lone person photographing a giant sculpture at Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival on Sun Island Park, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival at Sun Island Park, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, Asia

A street market selling local snacks and sweet hawthorne on sticks, Daoliqu area, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

An igloo and snow and ice sculptures at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Yabuli ski resort, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Cyclists in a winter wonderland and Catholic church in Jilin City, Jilin Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Tourists walking past the snow and Ice Sculptures at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Yabuli ski resort, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Mist rising off Songhua River and ice covered trees in winter, Jilin City, Jilin Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Mist rising off Songhua River and ice covered trees in winter, Jilin City, Jilin Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Goldsun department store, Russian influenced architechture in Daoliqu area, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

St. Sophia Russian Orthodox Church seen through arches illuminated at night, built in 1907 in the Daoliqu area, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Snow and ice sculptures illuminated at night at the Ice Lantern Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Yabuli ski resort, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

St. Sophia Russian Orthodox Church illuminated at night, built in 1907 in the Daoliqu area, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

St. Sophia Russian Orthodox Church seen through arches illuminated at night, built in 1907 in the Daoliqu area, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Mist rising off Songhua River and ice covered trees in winter, Jilin City, Jilin Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Restored section of the Great Wall (Changcheng), northeast of Beijing, Mutianyu, China, Asia

Turkic tombs dating from between the 2nd century BC and the 7th century AD, Kayinarl, Altay Mountains, northeast Xinjiang, China, Asia

Kazak yurts in summer pasture, Altay Mountains, northeast Xinjiang, China, Asia

Summer migration of Kazaks, Altay Mountains, northeast Xinjiang, China, Asia

Summer migration of Kazaks, Altay Mountains, northeast Xinjiang, China, Asia

Restored section of the Great Wall, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mutianyua, (Changcheng), northeast of Beijing, China, Asia

A living Buddha at the Tibetan Uppasilutan Monastery, northeast Qinghai, China, Asia

Restored section with watchtowers of the Great Wall (Changcheng), northeast of Beijing, Mutianyu, China, Asia

Namtso lake or Nam tso lake in Tibet China. Nam Tso Lake is the second largest lake in Tibet, and one of the most famous places on the "Roof of the World". The lake itself is located at an altitude of 4,718 m, and has an area of 1,920 km². This lake is the largest of the lakes in the Tibet Autonomous Region, although it is not the largest on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, a title that belongs to Lake Qinghai, more than twice the area of Namtso, which is more than 1,000 km, in the northeast, in Qinghai province.

Local people inside a house in Gyantse village or Gyangze town, Tibet, China. Located in the northeast of Gyantse at 3900 meters above sea level. Pelkor Chode Monastery, or rather Palcho Monastery in Tibetan language means auspicious monastery. It was first built in early 15th century and took 10 years to complete. Because it was built when different religious sectors conflicted neck and neck in Tibet, Sakyapa, Kadampa and Gelukpa of Tibetan Buddhism coexist in it. Each religious sector has five to six Dratsang schools in the monastery.

Typhoon Nari, Taiwan, China, Asia, In 2001, True Colour Satellite Image. Typhoon Nari in September 2001 northeast of Taiwan and west of Shanghai, China. True-colour satellite image using MODIS data.

Locomotive in Northeast China

Locomotive in Northeast China