The annual Ice and Snow Festival has opened in the North Eastern Chinese city of Harbin. The temperature in Harbin goes forty below zero, both Fahrenheit and Centigrade, during winter and stays below freezing most of the winter. Instead of suffering the cold, residents of Harbin put up a great annual festival of ice and snow sculptures and competitions. The show official runs from January 5 – Feb 5, 2007. Without giving more details, dig into the following links to see some beautiful pictures:
- In pictures: Harbin ice festival (BBC)
- Harbin Ice Festival 2007
- Harbin Ice and Snow World 2005
- Harbin Ice and Snow World 2003
- Harbin Ice Festival (flickr stream from 2006)
It’s surprising that festival does not have it’s own home page.
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