The ice and snow festival from Harbin, China

On January 5th, begin The Ice and Snow Festival from Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China.

For a month the visitors and tourists have the opportunity to admire in the specially designated areas, some of the finest art collections in the ice of the world.

Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang province and the 10th Chinese city in terms of population, with nearly six million inhabitants. Located in the northeast of the country, Harbin has gained the reputation of "city of ice" due to the very low temperatures recorded during the winter in January, average monthly temperature is -18.4 degrees Celsius. The lowest temperature recorded in the Chinese metropolis, was -42.6 degrees Celsius.

Harbin became the permanent host city and celebrate The Ice and Snow Festival since 1963. For a period was interrupted because of the Cultural Revolution but was restarted in 1985.

At The Ice and Snow Festival you can admire the best collections of ice artworks in the following five main places: Ice and Snow World, Ice Lantern Garden Party, Sun Island Scenic Area, Yabuli International Ski Resort and Zhaolin Park.

During the day, the city of ice, seems a miracle on Earth at night, all the buildings are illuminated using thousands of LEDs and lasers. A walk in the streets of ice does not cost anything, but to see inside the buildings, visitors must buy a ticket.

What is most impressive at this festival is the effort of the people, from those who removed the ice blocks from the river to the sculptors which at a temperature of -30 degrees gives us a masterpiece that leaves you stunned.Less