By: John Stevens | 2011-01-13 | Art The 26th annual International and Snow Sculpture Festival 2011, one of the world's four largest ice and snow festivals, along with Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival, Canada's Quebec City Winter Carnival and Norway's Ski Festival, is being hosted in Harbin, northeastern China and attracts thousands of local residents as well as tourists. Massive ice buildings are placed nearby Songhua River while large-scale sculptures and ice slides can be found in several parks around the city. At night, visitors have opportunities to see the lights switched on, illuminating the sculptures from both inside and outside. This year’s festival opened on January 5 and will be scheduled until February. If you have never seen it before, let see some photos capturing impressive moments of the event. read more
By: Pushpitha Wijesinghe | 2010-09-08 | Exotic locations Harbin Ice and Snow Festival is an annual event that transforms China's north eastern city of Harbin with giant ice and snow sculptures. Being one of the biggest and finest ice and snow sculpture festivals this is a place that takes you to the heart of a wonderland, glowing in rainbow tones. At the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival you can explore castles and pagodas, take a fun slide on the ice and stroll along ice paths illuminated with glamorous tree lights. read more
By: Taylor Paige | 2010-01-09 | Travel & Leisure It was January 6th that the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival took place in Harbin, China. This festival is an annual event which has been held since 1963. It was resumed in 1985 read more
By: Gregory Smyth | 2010-10-19 | Article Marketing Harbin is a city that feels very different to how it looks ... the stunning photos of the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival are instantly forgotten when you step out of the airport into the driving, subzero Harbin air! Hundreds of thousands of people come to enjoy the Ice and Snow Festival and sculpture competition every year ... but they definitely need to find the best and warmest Harbin budge read more
By: Mike He | 2011-01-06 | Destinations The 27th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival kicks off today (January 5, 2011) in Harbin, the capital city of Heilongjiang Province, and it will last to February 17, 2011 (which is the Chinese Lantern Festival in 2011). read more
By: Vincent Ruan | 2010-12-20 | Destinations Harbin International Snow and Ice Festival, one of the world's top 4 ice and snow festivals, will be held from January 5th to February 17th, 2011 in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province in northeast China. read more
By: Rose | 2010-11-18 | Destinations Heilongjiang Province, the most northeast part of China, when viewed on a map has the shape of a swan. Its capital city is Harbin, which is located south of Heilongjiang. Not only for its special position, but also as the center of Heilongjiang's political, economic, educational and cultural life, Harbin is described as the pearl beneath the swan's neck. read more
By: Mike He | 2010-11-30 | Destinations Unlike many Chinese cities, Harbin has a short history. The city is about 110 years old. But it became the biggest city in the northeastern section of China with about 10 million people, and it is the capital of Heilongjiang Province. However, the city has not attracted much foreign investment so the city's old structures remain. There is a lot of architecture dating from the first few decades of the 20th century when the city was a cosmopolitan city composed of people from dozens of countries. read more
By: Mike He | 2010-10-18 | Destinations Harbin, located on the banks of the Songhua River,is the capital of Heilongjiang Province as well as the biggest city in Northeast China. It often referred to as the"Oriental Moscow" for its mix of western and Chinese culture. It boasts the best ski resort in China-Yabuli Ski Resort. Besides, the Sun Island, Siberia Tigers Park, Ice Festival and Chinese-Russian Market are also worth a visit. read more
By: Rose | 2010-09-29 | Travel Tips The construction work on the Tenth Annual Harbin Ice and Snow World began on Tuesday December 2nd and it is expected to open to visitors on December 24th. read more
By: moncler | 2011-01-07 | Recreation & Sports We all think that the skiing is the game belong to bold man, but do not be intimidated by the stimulus, because the my personal experience tell you that skiing is not so terrible to imagine, so this winter just put on your Spyder wear and have a ski trip in Harbin. The best place to enjoy the skiing must be the Yabuli ski resort, which is located at 195 kilometers east of Harbin, is the sole owner of the largest early, intermediate and advanced ski tour ski. read more
By: Alex Wu | 2010-12-23 | Business Harbin is a key communication, scientific, cultural, economic, and political center in northeastern China. It is the 10th largest center in China. Harbin is located on the southern banks of the Songhua River. It is the capital of the read more
By: Floresbrowns | 2011-01-26 | Flights The annually held Ice Magic-Sculpture Festival in Paris is one the most visited festival that is witnessed by visitors and viewers from across the world. Tourists and artists from the world buy airline tickets and become a part of this majestic event. read more
By: Vincent Ruan | 2010-12-08 | Outdoors Harbin,the capital of Heilongjiang province of People's Republic of China , is one of the sources of ice and snow culture in the world. Geographically, it is located in Northeast China under the direct influence of the cold winter wind from Siberia. read more