Harbin Ice Festival

Destination Spotlight | January 04, 2012

With temperatures reaching 40 degrees below zero, Harbin, China most certainly lives up to the nickname “City of Ice.” Rather than suffer the cold, residents celebrate with an annual festival! During the months of January & February, the Sun Island Park is the destination of the Snow & Ice Festivals.

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On one end sits the infamous Snow Festival, where sculptors from all over the world come to compete against one another. And as you can see, there’s nothing small about these intricately detailed snow sculptures!

On the other side of the Park sits the Ice Festival, where huge blocks of ice are carved into grandiose structures and lit up with neon lights!! Some of the ice structures are also constructed to be long ice slides too! If you thought the snow sculptures were intense, wait till you get a look at these ice structures constructed in the past!