Overview
Located in the northern bank of Songhua River,
Harbin Ice and Snow World collected the ice essence from all over the world and merged the ice and snow entertainment
activities into the park.This is the world's largest with the most comprehensive ice and snow entertainment and the most
beautiful night view.To today,the ice and snow festival has been hold 10 times.
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Harbin Ice and Snow World was founded in 1999 to celebrate the coming new centry.The ice engraving at the Harbin Ice and Snow World are regarded as some of the world's finest examples of ice art.
The theme of the festival is changed every year which providing visitors with a totally different experience from one year to the next. Each of these ice carvings are designed in some way related to the festival's theme, enabling travelers to sample a variety of cultural flavors. For example, in its first year the festival's layout was designed around the idea of 'Prosperous China and High-flying Longjiang', with the ice carvings depicting the rapid development of the country.
The 7th Ice and snow festival in 2005, the theme was 'Friendship between China and Russia', with all the sculptures fashioned in a typical Russian style. It shown some of Russia's most famous architecture, such as the East Palace, and Moscow's Red Square. One of the highlights for any visitor to the festival is to visit the site at night when multicolored lights set underground illuminate the sculptures, revealing a whole new colorful dimension to the exhibits. The contrasts of the bright and dazzling lights against the dark night sky make the works look all the more spectacular.
Harbin Ice and Snow World is a centre for various forms of recreation and entertainment, with a variety of opportunities on offer. Visitors will be amazed by the magnificent ice buildings, including an ice maze, ice bar, and even an ice hotel.Alongside the ice sculpture many activities can be practiced at the festival: skating, skiing, tobogganing, ice sailing, ice hockey,climbing the Great Wall of solid ice, or even winter swimming in the Songhua River.