Friday, February 20, 2009

Harbin Ice and Snow Festival


The annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival has been held since 1963. It had been interrupted for a number of years during the Cultural Revolution until it was resumed in 1985. Harbin, located in China, is one of the sources of ice and snow culture in the world.
Geographically, it is located in NE China under the direct influence of the cold winter wind from Siberia. The average temperature in summer is 21.2 C and -18 to -38 degrees C in winter. Officially, the festival lasts for a month starting in January. Ice sculpture decoration ranges from the modern technology of lasers to traditional ice lanterns.

View the youtube video and click here to read more about it - absolutely fascinating !

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