Harbin Winter Swimming--dare to Challenge it?

Do you dare to challenge it? Like swim in the icy water?

  On January 2nd, some winter swimming enthusiasts who weren’t afraid of minus 20 degrees temperatures went winter swimming in the cold weather to greet the arrival of the New Year in the Songhua River of the ice city Harbin.

   

  Harbin is an ice city in China. Winter swimming is a very popular sport in Harbin, especially during the International Ice and Snow Festival.  The Swimmer in the icy water in winter while the other people admire them, wearing thick clothes. Combining bodybuilding and performance, winter swimming is, in a sense, a combat against the chilly weather. Maybe the water on your body will freeze in less than second. Therefore, many tourists consider it as an incredible sport by brave people. Dare to challenge it?

Harbin Winter Activities

Harbin is the ice and snow city in China. The best time to visit it is in winter. There are various kinds of fun activities during your Harbin winter holiday, such as winter swimming in Songhua River, ice skating, sledding… Of course the biggest attraction in winter Harbin is the Snow and ice Festival and the Disney Ice Lantern Park at Zhaolin Park. Snow carving and ice and snow recreations are world famous.

  Harbin Ice and Snow World is a fascinating winter wonderland containing 160,000 cubic meters of ice and 120,000 of snow. With more than 2000 ice and snow art sculptures on display, this park is a must-see destination for any visitor when they go to Harbin.  Sports and activities such as skiing, ice-skating, riding snow scooters, snow slides, snow football, snowball fights, golf lessons on the snow, ice climbing and even the chance to experience outer space. The most exciting and scary activity on offer is a 200 meter long slide. The best time to participate in the activities is at night when special shows and performances are represented.

   The second biggest winter attraction in Harbin is the Disney themed Harbin Ice Lantern Park. The park includes all the famous Disney characters such as Mickey and Friends, the Little Mermaid, the Disney Princess, Pinocchio and Winnie the Pooh. The park is spectacular for both adults and children alike.

World Famous Ice and Snow Festival—Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival

Do you want to challenge it? Winter swimming, ice hockey, soccer match on snow land, alpine skiing invitational tournament, ice sculpture competition, International ice sculpture competition, speed skating…

Exiting Ski Adventure

    Harbin, the capital city of Heilongjiang China, is famous for its dazzling Ice and Snow Festival . It starts on December 1, 2010 and last to February 28, 2011. The ceremony will be officially held in January 5, 2011. The festival is one of the largest ice and snow festivals in the world, attracting tens of thousands of tourists every year.
  

  The festival includes ice lantern and sculpture exhibitions. Thousands of ice lanterns, ice carvings and snow sculptures turn the city into a dreamlike world, a world of pure whiteness and gleaming crystal. Blocks of ice from the Songhua River provide the material for the sculptures. Competitors use knives and saws to carve the large blocks into animals, mythical figures, buildings, or copies of artworks. Teams of sculptors come from as far away as Britain, Canada, Malaysia ,the United States …During the festival, fantastic events are held, like fireworks display, winter swimming, ice hockey games, football games on the snow ground, skiing races, speed skating races, ice sculpture competition, poetry jamboree, wedding ceremony and ice & snow cinematics festival. All these events have attracted numerous snow enthusiasts from around the world to visit Harbin every year.

Wedding Ceremony on Ice

  A highlight of the festival is "Ice and Snow World" - the world's largest amusement park devoted to ice and snow.