Attractions about Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival

    Harbin is known as one of the birthplaces of the world ice and snow culture. Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival has been celebrated annually since 1985. It officially starts January 5 and lasts one month.
Giant ice sculptures exhibitions, ice carving activities, skiing adventure, sledding, winter swimming, wedding ceremony on ice…all the winter activities will be held here. Harbin, the place where you can have a wonderful winter holiday! The highlights during the festival are the following places.

                            
Sun Island

    Across the River Songhua, which can be reached by cable car, by horse, or by simply walking across the frozen river, lies Sun Island. It is the center of the fabulous "White Snow Carving Gala", and features enormous "Snow" carvings. In winter, tourists from all over the world will gather here to start their skiing tour. Make snow men, take the sleds draw by the horses or dogs, go sled sailing, participate in the Snow Sculpture Faire... lots of activities you can join.

 
Ice Lantern Art Fair

Harbin is the home of the Ice Lantern Art. It has been successfully held in Zhaolin Park in Harbin since in 1963. This ice lantern art fair is now the biggest and oldest one of its kind, and the largest outdoor ice lantern art fair with the classic traditional programs. The materials of the lantern are provided from the ice in the Songhua River. The artists from all over the world will display you myriad fantastic lanterns before you! Ice building, ice sculptures, ice waterfalls, ice sliding boards, ice calligraphy, ice miniature gardens, ice flowers, ice mountains...form a wonder garden here, wherever you move, what come into your sight is the diverse beautiful lanterns.

If you are lucky, you may participate in the international sculpture competition in Zhaolin Park. But in a word, visit the Ice Lantern Fair, don’t miss it during your Harbin trip.

Ice and Snow World

With various themes every year, Ice and Snow World has been reputed as the Ice Disneyland of the world. It combines snow with sightseeing, entertainment, and participation. In the Ice and Snow World garden, you will enjoy over 2,000 scenic points or sights, join many activities, admire the most beautiful, most grand and most charming ice and snow wonders. Drink in the ice bars, visit the ice inns or hotels, play golf or football games on the snow ground, and go ice rock-climbing or treasure hunting in the ice labyrinth.... Visit there at night, you will see an ice fairyland decorating with colorful lights. At that time, your dreams of the ice and snow will come true there.