The Harbin Ice and Snow World 2015, one of the theme parks of the Harbin Ice Festival 2015, closed in the evening of March 1 because of the arrival of warmer weather and safety concerns on visitors.During its 70-day operation, the park received more than 1.3 million tourists, increased by 47% in the number of visitors compared with the corresponding period last year and reaching historical high.Its revenue reached 320 million yuan($52 million), seeing a peak in the histor...
From February 25, the opening hour of Harbin Ice and Snow World will be changed from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The closing hour (9:30 pm) will not be changed. If weather permits, the park is estimated to be open till early March. In addition, all the shows in the park will be stopped on February 25. If you visit the park from February 25 to early March, please do make a reasonable arrangement of your visit time.
On Feb 8, we learned from Harbin Sun Island Scenic Area that 9 giant snow sculptures will be displayed on Sun Island, the venue of the 27th Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo. At this writing, the snow sculptures in the park have been repaired twice on the big figure. As the day grows warmer and in order to show the perfect snow sculptures to the visitors, the park invites Heilongjiang's famous snow sculptors and more than 100 fine craft...
We were informed from the organizers of the Harbin Ice Festival 2015 that the 5th Harbin Ice and Snow Happy Valley, one of the theme parks of the festival will be closed on February 10, 2015 as it's getting warmer.Started its running on December, 28, 2014, the 5th Harbin Ice and Snow Happy Valley has attracted hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world. It enriched Harbin's tourism attractions and exerted great influence on Harbin's tourism. The...
A Chinese Extreme Sport master, Liu Zexian who had challenged the world's biggest ice sculpture in Harbin Ice and Snow World on February 3 - 4, 2015. Liu is the founder of Northeast Climbing Alliance and China's first outstanding rock-climbing trainer. He currently serves as National profession qualification (NVQ) rock-climbing trainer, NVQ rock-climbing assessor, the 1st grade rock-climbing judge, and national outdoor sports instructor. Liu had climbed several snow mountains...
On Wednesday, a free policy was implemented on seven amusement activities in Zhaolin Park, the avenue of the annual Ice Lantern Fair. This will bring more snow and ice fun for the visitors when they visit the ice lanterns in the park. According to the park, these amusements include the racing car game machines, ice bumper cars, ice flying saucer cars, ice bicycles, mini tourist train, electronic spintop and the dancing machine. Visitors can be enjoyed for free from...
On Jan 26, 2015, the Chinese Tourism Conference was sponsored by Tourism Satellite TV in Beijing. After the data collection and evaluation of domestic and international major authoritative institutions as well as the tourism experts and scholars, Harbin Ice and Snow World was finally awarded the “Annual Best Theme Park" . The award is the highest annual award in Chinese tourism industry. In the award ceremony, Harbin Cultural Tourism Group vice general manager Liu Ruiqiang...
This winter, tourists who travel to Harbin are not only amazed by the ice festival but also by its hundreds of Chinese-style baroque buildings in Daowai District. These buildings features rich romanticism, with delicate carving and rich colors. According to incomplete statistics, during the ice festival, more than 10,000 visitors pour into the district every day.Located in the central area of Harbin's Daowai district, these Baroque buildings stretch all the way from Nanxun Street...
