A local hunter dressed as Santa Claus prepares his sledge at the opening ceremony of the Genhe snow festival in Genhe, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 12, 2010. The annual snow festival kicked off here Sunday as temperature in Genhe hit as low as minus 45 degrees Celsius.[Xinhua]

Children ride ice slides at the opening ceremony of the Genhe snow festival in Genhe, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 12, 2010. The annual snow festival kicked off here Sunday as temperature in Genhe hit as low as minus 45 degrees Celsius.[Xinhua]