The Ice and Snow World is the main attraction to visit during the Harbin Ice Festival. Roughly 7,000 artists use over 4 million cubic feet of ice to transform Sun Island into a frozen architecture park. Much of the inspiration for the ice and snow sculptures is derived from traditional Chinese fairy tales or world famous architecture.
For this year's 30th anniversary of the festival, recreations of New York’s Empire State Building, Rome’s Colosseum, Reykjavik’s Hallgrimskirkja Church and the Great Wall of China were all on display.
Each of the buildings are carved from ice using picks, chisels, saws and lasers, resulting in a magical frozen wonderland.
This ice thermometer shows off the negative temperatures we braved to climb (and slide down) the ice castles.
Entrance tickets run 300rmb/person and the best time to visit is after dark. Ask your cab driver to wait for you as finding one after can be a nightmare. It's a common practice and will only cost you an extra 50 rmb on your fare.
Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteIt was truly breathtaking!
DeleteAww, so you decided to go to Harbin! Brave ones! My friends told me that it's freezing cold there (considering -25 degrees as freezing cold):) Beautiful views! On the other hand I was escaping from North and now I am in Suzhou. Such a twist!
ReplyDeleteHello Kristin and Matthew. Great panorama. My wife and I are going to Harbin in Feb. Can you tell me the best DSLR (Sony or Cannon) camera settings for these cold night photos. We only use the "P" Mode for all our family stuff, but this looks like a manual setting situation.
ReplyDeleteMy lenses are a 24mm and a slow 35 to 80mm zoom.
Thanks for your help,
Robert from Sunnyvale, California
Please Email me at robpoh@gmail.com