The 23rd edition of Harbin Ice and Snow World, an 820,000 square meter ice park, began testing on Saturday in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. The theme this year is “the light of the Winter Olympics, the radiance of the world”
Harbin Ice and Snow World is one of the world’s leading theme parks featuring large-scale ice and snow sculptures.
More than 100 works have been built in the park. Almost 10,000 workers used 230,000 cubic meters of ice and snow to build the theme park.
Harbin Ice-snow World was established in 1999. Various activities are held in the park every winter for several months.
Ice and snow events have become a driving force behind tourism in Harbin, nicknamed “Eastern Moscow” for its Russian-style buildings, such as St. Sophia Cathedral.
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