An aerial view of the CNS Liaoning aircraft carrier ice sculpture on the frozen Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] ...

In early January, around 100 sculptors and workers spent more than 20 days constructing an ice sculpture of the CNS Liaoning aircraft carrier on the frozen Songhua River in Harbin.

Qu Jingwen, vice general manager of the Harbin Aircraft Industrial Group, said an evaluation team consisting of a Zambian air force commander and officials from the Zambian Embassy in China ...