The 7th International Collegiate Snow Sculpture Contest 2015 ended on the campus of Harbin Engineering University in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on Jan 7. Sixty-nine teams from 11 countries and regions, such as China, Russia, Germany, Japan, Thailand and Ukraine competed for four days.

Works from Harbin Engineering University and a Thai professional school won special prizes. Six teams shared first place honors.

As the only collegiate snow sculpture contest in the world, the event has used 2,326.5 cubic meters of snow. With the theme Snow and Youth, Dream and Future, this event was held as a part of the China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival.

High-speed Rail Connecting the Future by a Thai professional school won a special prize. [Photo by Liu Yang/asianewsphoto.com]