The opening ceremony of the 2013 Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival Opening Ceremony took place on the evening of January 5, 2013 in the Harbin International Conference Exhibition and Sports Center, Harbin. The proceedings of the festival combined the formal and ceremonial opening, including welcoming speeches, setting off fireworks, and a series of theatrical performances. The theme for the 29th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival is "City of Ice and Snow • Festal Heaven and Earth". The three main venues of Harbin Ice Festival are Sun Island, Zhaolin Park, and the Ice and Snow World.
The ice buildings in Harbin Ice and Snow World.
A goup of tourists took picutures in the front of a giant snow sculpture during the 2013 Harbin Sun Isanland International Snow Sculpture Art Expo.
Harbin becomes a fairy tale world during the international ice and snow festival.
Major Activities for 2013 Harbin Snow and Ice Festival
Full Description of Event/Activity | Date | Venue |
39th Harbin Ice Lantern Art Fair | Dec 21, 2012 - Feb, 2013 | Zhaolin Park |
25th International Snow Sculpture Art Expo | Dec 21, 2012 - Feb, 2013 | Sun Island |
14th Harbin Ice and Snow World | Dec 23, 2012 - Feb, 2013 | West end of the Sun Island |
30th Ice Sculpture Competition for Students in Harbin Middle and Primary Schools | Dec, 2012 | Zhaolin Park |
10th Heilongjiang Province University Students Ice Sculpture Competition | Dec 26-27, 2012 | Zhaolin Park |
7th National University Students Ice Sculpture Competition | Dec 28-29, 2012 | Zhaolin Park |
27th Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition | Jan 6-8, 2013 | Zhaolin Park |
24th Heilongjiang Province Masses Ice Sculpture Competition | Jan 15-16, 2013 | Zhaolin Park |
13th Heilongjiang Province Snow Sculpture Competition | Dec 7-10, 2012 | Sun Island |
19th National Snow Sculpture Competition | Dec 17-20, 2012 | Sun Island |
18th Harbin International Snow Sculpture Competition | Jan 4-6, 2013 | Sun Island |
5th International University Students Snow Sculpture Competition | Jan 4-7, 2013 | Harbin Engineering University |
12th Snow Sculpture Competition for Students in Harbin Middle and Primary Schools | Jan 17, 2013 | Sun Island |
3th Ice and Snow Culture Art Festival Activities | Dec,2012-Jan, 2013 | Community Plaza, Daoli District |
Stunt and Dance Show on the ice | Dec,2012-Feb, 2013 | Ice and Snow World |
Harbin Ice and Snow Animation Week | Jan 1, 2013 | Ice and Snow World |
2th Central Street Ice Sculpture Art and Culture Festival | Dec 25, 2012-Feb, 2013 | Central Street |