The annual Harbin International Ice Festival is the largest ice sculpture festival in the world, with the main ice city spanning 750,000 square meters. It’s visited by 10 to 15 million people every year and features gorgeous ice lanterns, snow sculptures, ice competitions, skiing, sledding, a group wedding, and other fun activities. World records have been broken here, with the record of the tallest ice sculpture set at 46 meters (161 feet)!
Here are some breathtaking views from previous festivals!
An exhibit featuring a town with ice towers!
Visitors used kaleidoscopes placed outside to admire the ice sculptures in northern Harbin on January 4th.
A perfectly designed train sculpture! Looks exactly like a train!
Last year, a total of 11 couples from China, Russia, and Egypt participated in the group wedding ceremony organized by the city government.
Ice slides!
One visitor rode a beautiful horse ice sculpture on the opening day of the 2018 Festival.
A stunning ice castle illuminated at night.
This year, the Harbin Ice Festival will be held from December 24, 2018, to February 28, 2019, with the opening ceremony on January 5th, 2019. Personally, I can’t wait!
Sources:
https://www.icefestivalharbin.com/
https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/harbin-ice-and-snow-festival.htm
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/01/the-2015-harbin-ice-and-snow-festival/384265/
https://www.gadventures.com/blog/chinas-harbin-ice-festival-numbers/
Wow. It must take months to build this, only to have it all melt in the Spring and Summer. I admire the sculptors work and their dedication to the practice. Some of these sculptures look like they would take an eternity to carve out. It looks like an interesting place that I might want to visit in the future.
Great article, Joanne! The annual Harbin International Ice Festival seems absolutely amazing. I love the gorgeous ice lanterns, snow sculptures, ice competitions, and I’d love to visit sometime! The ice towers also seem absolutely stunning! I can’t wait until I have the chance to visit this amazing attraction!
Wow, this is so cool! I’ll be sure to visit Harbin International Ice Festival. I can’t believe that something this intricate and beautiful exists. I don’t think that I could ever carve something like this. Great article, I’ll be sure to read your other articles
Oh my god these are so stunning! The Harbin Ice festival is so unique. the village and castle are both so beautiful. I wonder how long it takes to build these intricate sculptures. I hope I can see the festival in person one day.
Awesome article! I can’t believe that there are ice structures that are this big. I find it really cool how the lights make the ice look more unique and I hope that I will be able to go there one day!
Wow, great article! The Harbin Ice Festival looks incredibly impressive and beautiful! The sculptures seem very intricate and detailed, and must have taken a lot of work. It’s amazing how world records have been broken at this festival. I would love to visit this festival someday!
This is very interesting! I found the pictures very fascinating. I didn’t know about this festival, so reading this made me learn a lot. I’m surprised at the sculptures, and it made me wonder how long it could have taken people to finish it. Thank you for writing this!
Wow great article. I have personally been there and it is amazing. The time and effort the workers put into the park to wow the audience is unbelievable !
Great article! The ice structures look fantastic to look at. The amount of time and effort it took to make these sculptures must have taken a really long time. It also broke world records, with the record of the tallest ice sculpture. I can’t wait to visit it someday!!
Wow, great article, Joanne! I never even knew there was such festival, but that it is also the largest ice festival in the world! It’s also crazy that the record for the tallest ice sculpture was set there! I love the addition of all the pictures – I really get a sense of what the ice sculptures and ice city looks like! Thanks for sharing!
Looking at the title, this post seemed a little boring. But when I started reading the post, I became drawn in. These magnificent ice structures look magnificent and unreal. The tall ice towers are the most shocking to me. Thanks for posting.
Great and informative article! I never even knew that there was such thing as this festival. I wish I could be able to experience this festival one day, and get the chance to see all of these amazing and huge ice sculptors. It must take a lot of effort and time to make these ice sculptors and events. Even though this festival seems big, it doesn’t seem like many people in America are aware of this festival. Maybe in the future, this would be a festival commonly celebrated in America. I wonder how they don’t melt and stay in such a good condition.
This was a great article! I’ve heard about this article multiple times before and everyone always says that it’s an incredible experience. I hope that I can experience it one day too!
Wow great article. I haven’t personally been there but it sounds amazing. The time and effort the workers put into the park to wow the audience is unbelievable !