Icy versions take center stage of Bing Dwen Dwen, the official mascot of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. The cute critters were made on Feb 7 by Gao Xianfeng from Tonghua city, located in Northeast China's Jilin province. Gao spent more than six hours, using natural ice and snow, to create the ice figures. [Photo provided to gojilin.gov.cn]

Gao gets busy forming the ice sculptures of Bing Dwen Dwen on Feb 7. [Photo provided to gojilin.gov.cn]

Proving an instant popular hit, the ice sculptures go on show on Feb 7. [Photo provided to gojilin.gov.cn]