Feature: Chinese ice sculptures show ushers in holiday season in Texas

Photo taken on Nov. 9, 2017 shows a piece of ice sculpture of "Ice Land: Rainforest Holiday" in Galveston, Texas, the United States. To the delight of the crowds, 25 ice carvers from Harbin in China's Heilongjiang Province sculpted 136 kg blocks of colored ice into whimsical monkeys, butterflies, orchids and more to create "Ice Land: Rainforest Holiday" at Moody Gardens in Galveston, near Houston. (Xinhua/Robert Stanton)