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epa02516507 A Chinese swimmer looks out from the window of the men's changing room before swimming across a pool cut out of the frozen waters of the Songhua Jiang river in sub-zero temperatures during a winter swimming event as part of the International Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, northern Heilongjiang province, China on 05 January 2010. The event is part of the 27th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, an annual three month fiesta featuring hundreds of activities related to snow and ice in the field of tourism, art, sports, trade and cultural events. The festival kicks off officially on 05 January. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG