The 23rd Heilongjiang Provincial Snow Sculpture Competition officially kicked off in Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, the capital city of China's northernmost Heilongjiang province on January 10. The competition will last to January 14, more than 10 teams enter for the competition. A competitor created his snow sculpture in Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo on Jan 10, 2023.Heilongjiang Provincial Snow Sculptu...
Harbin's ice and snow tourism sector is at the forefront in China, according to a recent report released by the China Tourism Academy at the 2023 China Ice and Snow Tourism Development Forum in the capital of Heilongjiang province.As a representative area with a concentration of ice and snow resources, Harbin has passed through the primary stage of serving demand for ice and snow sports, and entered the advanced stage of using those resources to drive urban development, according...
On December, 28, 2022, the 21st Chagan Lake Winter Fishing Festival kicked off in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province on frozen Chagan Lake, one of China's largest, which is known for this centuries-old tradition.The Mongolian fishermen there still use centuries-old techniques to catch fish from the frozen water. While such an old way of fishing helped our ancestors survive the brutal winter, this traditional custom has enriched not only culture but also...
The 39th China·Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival will officially open on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 16:30 PM. The festival will convene on the theme, "Celebrating The 60th Ice and Snow Birthday, Setting Foot On New Journey," with the aim to show the unique charm of Harbin's ice and snow culture. Harbin Ice and Snow World park will be set as the main venue of the opening ceremony as usual.
The 3rd Huade Cup National Young Professional Ice Sculpture Competition officially kicked off in Zhaolin Park in Harbin, the capital city of China's northernmost Heilongjiang province on Jan 3.The competition is sponsored by the organizing committee of the China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival and the ice and snow art committee of the Heilongjiang Artists Association. This ice sculpture competition is scheduled to last three days from Jan 3 to 5. A total of 10...
Known as the "Ice City", Harbin - located in China's northernmost Heilongjiang province - launched four digital collections on the theme of ice and snow culture, at a news conference in Beijing on Dec 26, for the 39th China·Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival.The digital collections use blockchain technology to generate unique digital certificates corresponding to specific works and artworks. In so doing, they realize digital distribution, purchases and collectio...
Chinese health authorities announced late on Monday that they have decided to rename "novel coronavirus pneumonia" to "novel coronavirus infection" and downgrade the management of the disease from category A to category B starting Jan 8. The downgrade means that inbound travelers will no longer have to undergo quarantine or take nucleic acid tests upon arrival. But they are required to test negative for the virus at least 48 hours before boarding and wear...
The 24th Harbin Ice and Snow World will have a soft opening on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 12:00 noon. Its official opening date is scheduled on December 22. Harbin Ice and Snow World is a theme park of the annual International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, capital of China's northernmost Heilongjiang province. The ever-popular extravaganza will feature exquisite ice and snow sculptures, entertainment performances on ice, as well as an array of ice-and-snow...