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Ice & Snow Festivals in Harbin, China

Being the cradle of Jin and Qing Dynasties, Harbin is the largest of all the capitals in China and is located in northern Manchuria just across the border from Russian Siberia. The Harbin district is decorated with Chinese temple architecture and different western religion churches with peculiar design of Renaissance, Baroque and Byzantine. It is this scenery, which creates a feel of medieval Europe as you walk down the street. Furthermore, the International Ice and Snow Festival, Summer Concert and other international activities give Harbin a particular fascination for everyone.


 

 

Harbin is known as a Paradise of Ice and Snow and is famous for its dazzling outdoor winter artwork. The art of ice-and-snow sculpture made its debut in Harbin thirty years ago, thanks to the intelligence of artists and their efforts to add color to the lives of the local residents by taking advantage of the northern winter weather. The Harbin Ice Lantern and Sculpture Festival runs from January to March each year. A highlight of the festival is the ice lantern and sculpture exhibitions, which provide visitors a good opportunity to appreciate a galaxy of unique ice and snow art.

 

 

 

Thousands of exquisitely-made ice lanterns, ice carvings and snow sculptures grace the snow-covered parks, public squares and major streets, turning the city into a dreamlike world of pure whiteness and gleaming crystal. These ice and snow art works can be as small as a mouse or as big as a bus. The designs range from life-size human figures, animals and flowers to towering castles, delicate pagodas and many other ingenious creations. Ice sculptures, made from blocks of ice chain-sawed from the Songhua River, have represented such things as the Statue of Liberty, the Great Wall of China, the Eiffel Tower and an onion-domed Russian church. These sculptures fill the city square and glow from the neon tubes of purple, pink, blue and green that shine from inside.

 

 

Photos: BBC World News - Asia/Pacific 2002-2003

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