Construction of a 23.8-meter-high snowman has begun as part of preparations for the upcoming 38th Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Expo in Harbin, the capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Sculptors estimate that building of the “Mr. Snowman” sculpture, one of the most attractive artworks at the expo, will take three to four days and require roughly 5,000 cubic meters of snow. Covering an area of 1.5 million square meters, this year’s expo will feature more than 260 snow scu