The Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin is by far the largest such exhibition in the world. It attracts tourists and professionals from all over the world to experience a blend of stunning nature and amazing handicraft.
Hundreds of massive sculptures and buildings constructed from ice blocks are on display at Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival being held in China’s Heilongjiang province. The 2013 “Ice and Snow World” features majestic ice castles and sculptures of fairy tale characters equipped with LED lights, bringing a colorful and warm aura to the icy wonderland.
Located in the Northeast of China where average temperatures reach far below zero, Harbin is the right place to celebrate the annual festival by providing a plenty amount of ice and snow.The festival opens with the International Snow Sculpture Competition which attracts more than 80 competitors from over 11 countries. Aleksei Sidorov and Evgeni Savchenko, two snow sculptors from Russia, won the first prize at the contest.
After 14 years of efforts, our ice and snow world has reached a world-class level as an amusement park with the theme of ice and snow entertainment. This year many internationally famous companies put their designed pieces into our park. The Snow and Ice World has cooperated with entertainment companies such as Walt Disney, 21st Century Fox and video game company the Angry Bird on an interaction systems for visitors.