2018 edition of world’s largest ice festival underway in northeast China’s Harbin
The 2018 edition of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, the world’s largest of its kind, has attracted many tourists with its intricate frozen works of art since it opened on December 24.
Over the past week, a dazzling array of gigantic illuminated sculptures at the Harbin Ice and Snow World has transformed the capital of the northeastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang into a real life winter wonderland.
Braving freezing temperatures, many visitors from far and wide have come to see the various sculptures lit up with LED lights, such as national landmarks, frozen palaces, ice slides and snow cherubs.
The festival this year has incorporated the concept of the Belt and Road Initiative into its design, showcasing the most iconic architecture from countries involved in the project.
According to reports, a record of 180,000 cubic meters of ice have been used this year to recreate some of the most famous landmarks around the world, such as Beijing’s Temple of Heaven, Moscow’s Red Square, and Thailand’s Wat Phra Kaew.
This year’s festival is expected to run until Feb 25, 2018.
(Source: CCTV 2017)
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