Spectacular Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin
The International Ice and Snow Festival kicked off Friday evening in Harbin, capital city of China's northernmost Heilongjiang Province, adding steam to the country's burgeoning ice-and-snow economy, Xinhua reports.
Spectacular Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin
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Spectacular Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin

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Eurasia 11/01/2024 13:22

The International Ice and Snow Festival is in full swing in Harbin, capital city of China's northernmost Heilongjiang Province, adding steam to the country's burgeoning ice-and-snow economy, Xinhua reports.

Dubbed China's "ice city," the outdoor temperature in Heilongjiang falls to below minus 20 degrees Celsius in winter, the news agency writes. 

Harbin Ice-Snow World, built on the northern bank of the Songhua River which flows through the city, is a landmark ice-and-snow theme park listed by China's leading online travel agency Trip.com as the country's top snow and ice tourism site for New Year holiday travel.

The theme park, covering an area of 810,000 square meters, this year used a total of 250,000 cubic meters of ice and snow mined from the Songhua River for crafting sculptures such as castles and towers, which are illuminated by colorful lighting.

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