Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival
harbin international ice snow festival chinese 哈尔滨国际冰雪节 pinyin hāěrbīn guójì bīngxuě jié annual winter festival take place theme harbin heilongjiang china largest ice snow festival world festival includes popular attraction ice snow world 冰雪大世界 first participant festival mainly chinese however since become international festival competition festival attracting million visitor generating billion yuan billion revenue festival includes world biggest ice sculpture festival exhibit open late december late february ice sculpture erected throughout city two main exhibition area sun island recreational area opposite side songhua river city feature expo enormous snow sculpture ice snow world 冰雪大世界 area open afternoon night feature illuminated full size building made block – thick ice taken directly songhua river park usually open late december late february first ice snow world opened public celebrate millennium year park rebuilt newly designed ice building snow ice sculpture recent year park large squaremeters hectare festival ice lantern park touring activity held many park city winter activity festival include yabuli alpine skiing winterswimming songhua river icelantern exhibition zhaolin garden harbin located northeast china receives cold winter wind siberia average temperature summer °c °f – °c °f winter annual low °c – °f uncommon festival originated harbins traditional ice lantern show garden party take place winter began interrupted number year cultural revolution since resumed annual event zhaolin park announced january harbin ice festival merged heilongjiangs international ski festival got new formal name harbin international ice snow sculpture festival festival featured canadian themed sculpture memory canadian doctor norman bethune awarded guinness world record world largest snow sculpture metre long foot high using cubic metre snow composition consisted two part niagara fall crossing bering strait latter depicting migration first nation festival celebrated th anniversary theme year ice snow charming harbin various fair competition expo held december february st harbin ice snow festival opened january themed ice snow harbin charming china dream around world opening ceremony firework show ice lantern birthday party snow sculpture competition expo well winter swimming winter fishing group wedding ceremony fashion show concert ice sport game lasting december early march th annual festival held festival popular attraction harbin ice snow world took square meter included landmark made cubic meter ice cubic meter snow festival also included ice sculpture artist different country competing annual competition celebrating th year festival presently viewed one world top winter celebration joining rank sapporo snow festival japan canada quebec winter carnival norway holmenkollen ski festival sculpture produced using roughly cubic meter ice block pulled nearby songhua river festival take place full capacity due covid pandemic swing saw used carve ice block taken frozen surface songhua river chisel ice pick various type saw used ice sculptor carve large scaled ice sculpture many intricately designed worked day night prior commencement festival deionised water also used producing ice block transparent glass make clear sculpture rather translucent one multicoloured light also used give colour ice creating variation sculptured spectacle lit especially night ice sculpture made previous year include building monument different architectural type style figure including animal people mythical creature slippery dip ice slide lantern apart winter recreational activity available harbin exquisitely detailed massproduced ice sculpture main draw card attracting tourist around world festival large ice snow festival include japan sapporo snow festival canada quebec city winter carnival norway holmenkollen ski festival ice palace snow sculpture sand sculpture winter carnival feature boston globe big picture