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Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival 2011

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

Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival to Open on January 5, 2011

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

The 27th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival Kicks off

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

Bargain Harbin Accommodation For Winter Festivals

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

Harbin Ice and Snow Festival – an Enchanting World of Beauty

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

Harbin Travel Guide

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

What to see in Harbin

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

26th Ice Festival in China

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

Harbin Ice and Snow World to open on Dec. 24th

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

Truck Festival Tickets For Truck Festival 2011

By: Maria Edward | 2011-03-28 | Music
Truck Festival is an annual independent music festival in Oxfordshire, England. It was started in 1998 by the Bennett family, who decided that mainstream festivals such as Glastonbury had become too c... read more

Harbin Travle Guide

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

Go to Harbin with Spyder wear to enjoy the winter

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

Incredible Lemon Festival in Menton

By: Mary Rose | 2011-02-21 | Culture
The 78th Lemon Festival that has taken place in Menton, southern France from Feb. 18 to Mar. 9, 2011, is themed “The Great Civilizations”. About 145 metric tons of bright citrus fruits were used to create some large-sized sculptures like a giant mammoth, a Viking drakkar, a pre-Columbian temple, a Trojan horse and a Viking village. Visitors can walk across this village to pose behind man-made masterpieces or enjoy the festivities to entertain including singing and dancing, etc. Menton is the lemon capital of France thanks to its warm micro-climate so this festival is a celebration of all things related to that fruit and its sister, orange. Besides, the evening processions during this festival are followed by fireworks that light up the bay and the waters of the Mediterranean. The Lemon Festival is the second biggest event on the Riviera after the Carnival of Nice and attracts more than 230,000 tourists each year. It initially started at the end of the 19 read more

2010 song list will sing all the way north of Harbin’s warm

By: liasha | 2010-10-26 | Music
When autumn is getting stronger, people have to wear warm coat, when the music in the song list ranks all the way north, came to known as “ice city” said Harbin, the warmth of the music brought to this cold city read more

Images of Sapporo Snow Festival 2011 in Japan

By: Mary Rose | 2011-02-10 | News and society
Winter seem to be the best time to travel to Japan because it is where to hold the great “Sapporo Snow Festival”. Sapporo Snow Festival is considered as the largest winter events in Japan. It was first held in 1950 with only six snow statue created by local high school students. The festival has constantly expanded and gained the worldwide recognition. The snow festival has almost become an identity of Japan. It is celebrated every once a year and runs for over seven days in February. The festival is well-known for the ice sculpture competition. Arriving at Sapporo during the time of the festival, tourists can see the hundreds of beautiful snow statues and ice sculptures here. read more