World's largest annual ice festival transforms north-eastern China

2019-01-09T13:59:00-05:00

Spanning over 600,000 square meters and including more than 100 structures, the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival is one of the world's largest ice festivals. Running from January 5th through February, builders use over 8 million cubic feet of ice and snow to build illuminated ice castles and other installations. Located in the city of Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, the festival attracts millions of visitors annually. Attractions range from traditional Chinese architecture to Gothic-inspired structures made with blocks of ice from the frozen Songhua River. Take a look below.

An enormous ice castle worthy of China’s biggest bank

2013-12-27T13:55:00-05:00

This ice castle—or, ice bank fortress—is perhaps the most spectacular entrant in the 30th annual International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin. A sign hanging outside the sculpture suggests it’s intended to look like a branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the nation’s biggest bank.

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World's largest annual ice festival transforms north-eastern China

An enormous ice castle worthy of China’s biggest bank